Lunch: Pickled Vegetable Lettuce Cups

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Lemon, Apple Cider Vinegar

Health and fertility benefits of Pickled Vegetable Lettuce Cups

Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Apple cider vinegar will improve your body's sensitivity to insulin (Reference: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.full)

Ingredients

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon kosher salt, plus more
1/2 fennel bulb, thinly sliced
1 small shallot, thinly sliced
1 baby beet, trimmed, scrubbed, very thinly sliced
2 radishes, trimmed, thinly sliced
1/3 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup whole-milk plain yogurt
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Freshly ground black pepper
4 heads of Little Gem lettuce, leaves separated, or 1 head of romaine, leaves separated, cut in half crosswise
1/2 cup cilantro leaves with tender stems
1/4 cup torn mint leaves

Instructions

Combine apple cider vinegar, white wine vinegar, 1 Tbsp. kosher salt, and 1/2 cup water in a large bowl. Add fennel, shallot, beet, and radishes and let sit 10 minutes, then drain.
Whisk buttermilk, yogurt, and lemon juice in a small bowl; season dressing with salt and pepper.
Spoon some dressing onto lettuce leaves and top each with some drained pickled vegetables, cilantro, and mint. Serve with any remaining dressing alongside.

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