Kimchi and Avocado Quesadillas - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
0
Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Carbs
0g
Fat
Recipe by April Cooper
The spicy flavor of kimchi makes it a natural filling for quesadillas and a good contrast with mild, buttery avocado. You could also add grilled chicken or shrimp.
Ingredients
- 8 flour tortillas, 7 to 8 in. in diameter
- 1 jar (14 oz.) kimchi, drained and chopped
- 2 cups shredded jack cheese
- 2 avocados, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
- Cilantro leaves
Instructions
- Top 4 tortillas evenly with kimchi, then with cheese, avocados, and remaining tortillas.
- Mix oil, vinegar, and sesame seeds in a small bowl; set aside.
- Heat a 12-in. frying pan over medium-high heat. Toast each quesadilla until lightly browned and cheese has melted, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Slice each quesadilla into wedges, sprinkle with cilantro, and serve with sesame dipping sauce.
- Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Sesame Seeds, Kimchi.
Sesame seeds help with progesterone balance. Lignans found in in sesame seeds help to prevent excess estrogen production. Besides beneficial bacteria, kimchi is also a great source of beta-carotene, calcium, iron and vitamins A, C, B1 and B2. Kimchi and is full of probiotics which balance our pH level and ward off yeast infections and UTIs.
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