Lunch: Pearled Barley Salad with Apples, Pomegranate Seeds, and Pine Nuts

Recipe by Grace Parisi Use Thyme-Scented Pearled Barley in this tasty side dish. The salad (without the pine nuts) can be refrigerated overnight. Bring the salad to room temperature before serving.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Barley, Nuts

Health and fertility benefits of Pearled Barley Salad with Apples, Pomegranate Seeds, and Pine Nuts

Barley is about the best grain a woman with PCOS can eat. It is low in calories and has the lowest GI of all grains. Low-GI grains such as barley take much longer to digest and create a slow, steady rise in blood glucose and insulin levels. As mentioned before on Fertility Chef, low-GI foods reduce cravings. If possible, try and find hulled barley as it is the most nutrient dense of all types of barley. 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.

Ingredients

1/3 c. pine nuts
1/4 c. extra-virgin olive oil
2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
3 tbsp. white wine vinegar
1 small shallot
salt
Freshly ground pepper
4 c. Thyme-Scented Pearled Barley
1 large tart apple
1/2 c. pomegranate seeds
1/2 c. Chopped flat-leaf parsley

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spread the pine nuts in a pie plate and toast until golden, about 5 minutes. Let cool.
In a bowl, whisk the oil with the vinegar and shallot and season with salt and pepper. Add the Thyme-Scented Pearled Barley, pine nuts, apple, pomegranate seeds, and parsley; toss before serving.

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