Frisée, Radicchio, and Fennel Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
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Recipe by /contributors/gina-marie-miraglia-eriquez
Toss together feathery, pale-green frisée, along with tender, purple-red slices of radicchio, thin semicircles of crisp fennel, and a light mustard vinaigrette to make a gorgeous interplay of colors, te
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- 1 medium fennel bulb, stalks and fronds removed, and base trimmed
- 6 ounces radicchio, halved and thinly sliced crosswise (4 cups)
- 6 ounces frisée, torn into 2-inch pieces (5 cups)
- 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped shallot
- 1 teaspoon coarse-grain Dijon mustard
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Special equipment: A mandoline
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 °F with rack in middle.
- Spread pine nuts in a small baking sheet and bake until pale golden, about 8 minutes. Let cool.
- Using mandoline, thinly slice fennel bulb crosswise, beginning at base, into a large bowl, stopping about halfway up bulb (reserve remaining bulb for another use). Toss fennel with radicchio, frisée, and mint.
- Whisk together oil, vinegar, shallot, Dijon mustard, and 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper in a small bowl.
- Toss salad well with vinaigrette and pine nuts. Season to taste, if necessary, with salt and pepper.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Nuts.
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.
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