Fresh Pesto - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
This Fresh Pesto is a PCOS-friendly recipe.
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 4 cups (about 4 ounces) fresh basil leaves
- 1/3 cup toasted pine nuts
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Pecorino Sardo or Romano
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Serving suggestion: Cooked pasta.
Instructions
- Combine the basil, pine nuts, garlic, and oil in a food processor and blend until a paste forms.
- Add the Parmesan cheese, Pecorino cheese, salt, and pepper and pulse until smooth.
- This is a crucial moment for your pesto, as you need to season with salt and pepper. Keep in mind that Parmigiano and Pecorino are both dry and salty cheeses, you have to taste your sauce a few times in order not to go overboard when you are seasoning it.
- Cover the pesto and keep in the refrigerator until you're ready to use it.
- Mix the pasta and the pesto, serve garnished with some grated Parmesan (just a touch), fresh ground pepper and a drizzle of olive oil.
- NotesImportant: Dose your sauce.... some people like the sauce thin, others like it very dense.... which basically means less or more sauce that goes in the pasta... The Genovese tradition is to use a small ladle of the pasta water-the one you boiled the pasta in-and use it to dilute the sauce when you mix it in the pasta.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Nuts, Basil.
Nuts are a natural source of Inositol, a derivative of Vitamin B (which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for women with PCOS). Inositol can effectively control the symptoms of PCOS by reducing insulin resistance and improving insulin sensitivity. Basil is an excellent stress reliever, and has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this Fresh Pesto recipe is designed to be PCOS-friendly., it supports balanced blood sugar and hormonal health.
Yes, this recipe works well as a PCOS-friendly Lunch. Pair it with other PCOS-friendly foods throughout the day for balanced nutrition.
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