Lunch: Apple and Gorgonzola Cheese Salad

This crowd pleaser includes sweet fall apples that balance out the pungent flavor of Gorgonzola cheese. Pair the salad with roasted chicken, turkey or pork tenderloin.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Lemon, Honey, Apples

Health and fertility benefits of Apple and Gorgonzola Cheese Salad

Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. One tbsp of honey has a glycemic index (GI) of 55. Apples will improve your body's sensitivity to insulin (Reference: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.full)

Ingredients

Salad
2 large (8-oz) Braeburn apples, thinly sliced
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 large carrot, peeled and thinly sliced
8 cups mixed salad greens
1 small red onion, thinly sliced

Vinaigrette
2 Tbsp fresh orange juice
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 Tbsp honey
2 tsp Dijon mustard
1/4 cup walnut oil
Sea salt, to taste
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Garnish
1/4 cup toasted walnut pieces
3 Tbsp crumbled Gorgonzola cheese

Instructions

Coat the apples with the lemon juice and set aside. Place the carrot slices and mixed greens on a platter. Top with the onion and set aside.
Whisk together the orange and lemon juices, honey and mustard. Slowly add the oil in a thin stream, whisking constantly. 
Add the apples to the salad. Top with walnuts and cheese. Drizzle on the vinaigrette.

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