Margarita Shrimp


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 283.2
  • Total Fat: 10.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 173.5 mg
  • Sodium: 197.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 8.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.2 g
  • Protein: 25.1 g

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Introduction

This dish has all those great margarita flavors, plus shrimp, avocado & cilantro. It takes almost no time to make--shelling the shrimp is the only real work here. This dish has all those great margarita flavors, plus shrimp, avocado & cilantro. It takes almost no time to make--shelling the shrimp is the only real work here.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    16 oz. shrimp, raw
    1 fl. oz. lime juice
    1 tbsp light margarine
    1 jalapeno pepper
    3 cloves garlic
    1 tsp pepper, red or cayenne
    4 fl. oz. tequila
    4 cups romaine lettuce, shredded
    1 avocado, without skin and seed
    2 tbsp cilantro, raw

Directions

Put the shrimp in a bowl & pour the lime juice over; mix well.
In a wide nonstick skillet, melt the butter.
When it's foaming, add the minced pepper and garlic and cook for 2 minutes over medium heat.
Add the shrimp,lime juice and cayenne pepper and cook about 4 more minutes, or until the shrimp are pink and start to curl.
Add salt & pepper to taste, then pour in the tequila.
Cook for 3 minutes more or until the liquid is reduced to a little sauce.
Serve the shrimp on a bed of romaine lettuce, decorated with the avocado and sprinkled with cilantro.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ANEWAY.

TAGS:  Fish | Dinner | Fish Dinner |

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    i thought this recipe was so good i've made it once a week for three weeks already! my only change would be to halve the cayenne... it was VERY hot with one teaspoon! it's so yummy & easy to make, you just have to try it. - 11/27/07


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This was really delicious and easy to make! I used a teaspoon of the cayenne pepper and it was a little too spicy for us. (We love hot food too!) I think I would cut the amount in half. - 6/20/07


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Thsi way so easy and tasty even without the cliantro and the avocado. I just did not have them in the house. I also omitted the jalepeno since my 3 year old would be eating it. Very tasty. - 4/15/07


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    Incredible!
    Adjusted the cayenne down to half and was just perfect for the right amount of heat. Tasty and light meal. Excellent for a hot summer day. - 8/19/13


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    Incredible!
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Yum! - 1/19/09