Apple Chutney - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 cups apple cider vinegar
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 pounds tart green apples (such as Granny Smith), peeled, cored, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 10 large garlic cloves
- 1 2-ounce piece fresh ginger, peeled, coarsely chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
- 1 1/2 cups (packed) golden raisins
- 2 tablespoons yellow mustard seeds
Instructions
- Bring vinegar and sugar to boil in heavy large nonaluminum saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Toss apples and lemon juice in large bowl. Combine garlic, ginger, salt and red pepper in processor; blend until finely chopped. Add apple and garlic mixtures, raisins and mustard seeds to vinegar. Simmer until apples are tender and chutney thickens, stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes. Place in bowl. Cool. Cover; chill. (Can be made 1 week ahead. Keep chilled.)
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon, Apples, Apple Cider Vinegar.
Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Lemons are also rich in vitamin C, flavonoids, and other antioxidants. They can potentially support the immune system and have other health benefits. Lemons also have a low glycemic index, so they should not cause a rapid rise in blood sugar when consumed in natural form. Apples will improve your body's sensitivity to insulin (Reference: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.full)...
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