This meal comes together in little more time than it takes to boil a pot of water.
Key West Shrimp
3/4 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 tablespoon Key lime juice
Key Lime Cocktail Sauce (see note)
Fill a saucepan three-quarters full with water. Add the shrimp and Key lime juice. Bring the water to a simmer with bubbles just starting to form around the edge of the pot; the water will start to turn white. Immediately remove from heat and let stand 1 minute. Drain the shrimp and plunge into cold water if serving cold or serve immediately if serving hot.
Serve with Key Lime Cocktail Sauce and Quick Coleslaw (recipe follows).
Makes 2 servings.
Nutrition information: Each serving (with cocktail sauce) contains approximately 170 calories, 27 g protein, 2 g fat, 13 g carbohydrate, 240 mg cholesterol, 815 mg sodium and 1 g fiber.
Carbohydrate choice: 1.
Note: For the Key Lime Cocktail Sauce, stir together 6 tablespoons ketchup, several drops of hot pepper sauce and 2 teaspoons of Key lime juice.
Quick Coleslaw
5 teaspoons reduced-fat mayonnaise
1/4 cup white vinegar
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
Sugar substitute equivalent to 1 teaspoon sugar
Salt and fresh ground black pepper
21/2 cups shredded, ready-to-eat cabbage
1/2 cup shredded, ready-to-eat carrots
1/2 cup sliced red onion, sliced
Mix mayonnaise, vinegar, mustard, sugar substitute and salt and pepper to taste together in a medium-size bowl. Add cabbage, carrots and onion and toss well. Taste for seasoning and add more if necessary.
Makes 2 servings.
Nutrition information: Each serving contains approximately 135 calories, 2 g protein, 9 g fat, 13 g carbohydrate, 5 mg cholesterol, 275 mg sodium and 3 g fiber.
Carbohydrate choices: 1.
Food on 07/23/2014