Hot Shrimp With Cool Salsa from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Hot Shrimp With Cool Salsa Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

1/4 cup prepared salsa
4 tbsp fresh lime juice, divided
1 tsp honey
1 garlic clove, minced
2 drops hot pepper sauce - (to 4)
1 lb large shrimp, peeled, deveined,
with tails intact
1 cup finely-diced honeydew melon
1/2 cup finely-diced unpeeled cucumber
2 tbsp minced parsley
1 green onion, finely chopped
1 1/2 tsp sugar
1 tsp olive oil
1/4 tsp salt

Recipe Instructions:

To make marinade, combine prepared salsa, 2 tablespoons lime juice, honey, garlic and hot pepper sauce in small bowl. Thread shrimp onto skewers. Brush shrimp with marinade; set aside.

To make salsa, combine remaining 2 tablespoons lime juice, melon, cucumber, parsley, onion, sugar, oil and salt in medium bowl; mix well.

Grill shrimp over medium coals 4 to 5 minutes or until shrimp are opaque, turning once. Serve with salsa.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Exchanges Per Serving: 2 Meat, 1/2 Fruit.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 132; Calories from Fat 15%; Total Fat 2g; Saturated Fat 1g; Protein 19g; Carbohydrates 8g; Cholesterol 175mg; Sodium 398mg; Dietary Fiber 1g.

Comments: When the weather is sultry, try these quickly grilled shrimp to get you out of the heat fast. Cool-as-a-cucumber salsa makes a refreshing accompaniment.

Source:
"Diabetic Cooking at http://www.diabeticcooking.com"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"08-14-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© Publications International Ltd, 2002"

Servings: 4

“Americans can eat garbage, provided you sprinkle it liberally with ketchup, mustard, chili sauce, tabasco sauce, cayenne pepper, or any other condiment which destroys the original flavor of the dish.”

~ Henry Miller, American writer (1891-1980)

 

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