Lunch: Chilled Fennel-Grapefruit Velouté with Lemon Olive Oil

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Lemon, Grapefruit

Health and fertility benefits of Chilled Fennel-Grapefruit Velouté with Lemon Olive Oil

Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Grapefruits are rich in folic acid. One grapefruit will give you 8% of your daily needs of folic acid.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons lemon olive oil (see Note), plus more for garnish
One 1-pound fennel bulb, cored and thinly sliced, plus chopped fennel fronds, for garnish
Salt
3 cups water
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons fresh grapefruit juice, strained
Pinch of sugar

Instructions

In a medium saucepan, heat the 2 tablespoons of lemon olive oil. Add the sliced fennel and a pinch of salt, cover and cook over moderately low heat, stirring a few times, until the fennel is softened, about 10 minutes. Add the water and bring to a boil. Simmer over low heat until the fennel is very tender, about 20 minutes.
Working in batches, puree the fennel soup in a blender until smooth. Transfer the soup to a medium bowl and refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.
Stir the grapefruit juice into the fennel soup. Add the sugar to the soup and season with salt. Ladle the soup into bowls, garnish with a little lemon olive oil and chopped fennel fronds and serve.

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