Lunch: Grapefruit and Jícama Salad

Recipe by /contributors/charles-phan This recipe is part of a menu developed for Epicurious by Charles Phan, the chef-owner of San Francisco's The Slanted Door. Read more about Phan and Vietnamese food.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Grapefruit, Nuts, Walnuts

Health and fertility benefits of Grapefruit and Jícama Salad

Grapefruits are rich in folic acid. One grapefruit will give you 8% of your daily needs of folic acid. 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

2 cups shredded red cabbage
Salt
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar, or other vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 small chile pepper (preferably Thai chile), minced, or dried red pepper flakes, to taste
1 teaspoon lime juice, or to taste
1 cup shredded jicama
1/2 cup shredded carrot (optional)
2 teaspoons corn oil or canola oil
Salt and pepper, to taste
1/2 cup coarsely chopped mint leaves
1/4 cup chopped candied pecans or walnuts (optional)
2 grapefruits, segmented, tough membranes removed

Instructions

Place cabbage in a bowl and cover with salted water. Set aside. Combine soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, garlic, chile, and lime juice. Add more lime juice to taste.
In a large bowl, combine jicama, carrot, and oil. Drain cabbage and crush it a bit between your hands. Toss cabbage with jicama mixture, then with soy dressing. Add salt and pepper to taste. Divide among 4 plates and top with with mint, nuts, and grapefruit. Serve.

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