Toss quick-cooking shrimp, juicy summertime plums and zesty jalapenos with a simple cilantro-lime marinade for a deluxe meal in minutes. If you like, use peaches or nectarines in place of the plums and red or green bell peppers for the jalapeno. Make it a Meal: Enjoy with grilled red potatoes and Bok Choy-Apple Slaw.
| Prep Time: | 35 minutes |
| Ready in: | 35 minutes |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
| Ease of Prep: | Easy |
| Recipe Ingredients | |
| 3 tablespoons canola oil or toasted sesame oil | |
| 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro | |
| 1 teaspoon freshly grated lime zest | |
| 3 tablespoons lime juice | |
| 1/2 teaspoon salt | |
| 12 raw shrimp (8-12 per pound), peeled and deveined | |
| 3 jalapeno peppers , stemmed, seeded and quartered lengthwise | |
| 2 plums , pitted and cut into sixths | |
Recipe Directions
- Whisk oil, cilantro, lime zest, lime juice and salt in a large bowl. Set aside 3 tablespoons of the mixture in a small bowl to use as dressing. Add shrimp, jalapenos and plums to the remaining marinade; toss to coat.
- Preheat grill to medium-high.
- Make 4 kebabs, alternating shrimp, jalapenos and plums evenly among the skewers. (Discard the marinade.) Grill the kebabs, turning once, until the shrimp are cooked through, about 8 minutes Total. Drizzle with the reserved dressing.
Equipment: Four 10-inch skewers
Health Advantages: healthy weight, low calorie, low carb, low sat fat, low sodium, heart healthy, diabetes appropriate.
| Nutrition Information | ||||||||
| Servings Per Recipe: 4 | ||||||||
| Amount Per serving | ||||||||
| Calories: | 194 cal | Carbohydrate Servings: | 0 | |||||
| Carbohydrates: | 5 g | Dietary Fiber: | 1 g | Cholesterol: | 221 mg | |||
| Fat: | 8 g | Sodium: | 446 mg | Saturated Fat: | 1 g | |||
| Protein: | 24 g | Potassium: | 292 mg | Monounsaturated Fat: | 4 g | |||
| Nutrition Bonus: | Selenium (64% daily value), Iron & Vitamin C (20% dv). | |||||||
| Exchanges: | 1 vegetable, 3 very lean meat, 1 fat | |||||||
