Margarita Shrimp
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
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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.
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.
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