Lunch: Kale and Beet Salad with Blue Cheese and Walnuts

Recipe by Julianna Grimes A bag of baby kale leaves saves the time of washing, stemming, and chopping larger leaves. Treat these small, tender leaves like baby spinach--as the base for salads or stirred into soups and stews at the end.

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Kale, Nuts, Walnuts

Health and fertility benefits of Kale and Beet Salad with Blue Cheese and Walnuts

Kale is an excellent source of calcium, which has an important role in egg maturation and follicle development in the ovaries. 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. Walnuts are low on the glycemic index. What’s more, they also lower the glycemic index of other foods that you eat in conjunction with these nuts. Any kind of nuts provide a healthy source of fat and a great way to encourage PCOS weight loss.

Ingredients

1 cup torn fresh mint leaves
1/3 cup thinly vertically sliced red onion
1 (6-ounce) package baby kale
1/4 cup plain 2% reduced-fat Greek yogurt
2 tablespoons fat-free buttermilk
2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
1 1/2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
4 hard-cooked large eggs, quartered lengthwise
1 (8-ounce) package peeled and steamed baby beets, quartered (such as Melissa's)
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
2 ounces blue cheese, crumbled (about 1/2 cup)

Instructions

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