Lunch: Cajun Spicy Marinated Bean Salad

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Romaine Lettuce, Lemon

Health and fertility benefits of Cajun Spicy Marinated Bean Salad

Romaine lettuce contains chromium, which helps maintain normal blood glucose levels by making insulin more efficient. The chromium in romaine lettuce also promotes weight loss due to its ability to help control cravings, reduce hunger, and control fat in the blood. Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to.

Ingredients

1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons green olive and lemon mustard or Creole mustard
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced
8 ounces fresh green beans, trimmed and halved
8 ounces fresh wax beans, trimmed and halved
1 large beefsteak tomato, cut into large chunks
4 cups chopped romaine lettuce

Instructions

Whisk the white wine vinegar, lemon juice, sugar, mustard, lemon zest, red pepper flakes and garlic together in a medium bowl. Continue to whisk and slowly stream in the olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in the red onion. Set aside.
2. Bring a large pot of water to a boil; prepare a bowl with ice water. Add the green beans and wax beans to the boiling water and cook until tender yet still bright in color and crisp, about 3 minutes. Plunge the beans into the ice water to stop the cooking and drain well. Add the beans to the bowl of dressing and toss to coat. Marinate in the refrigerator at least 2 hours and up to overnight.
3. About 20 minutes before serving, sprinkle the tomatoes with salt and pepper and add them to the green beans. Serve over a bed of chopped lettuce.

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