Grilled Shrimp

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Ingredients Minutes Calories
Prep Cook Servings
15 min 12 min 4
Grilled Shrimp
Health Highlights
A light and refreshing meal very high in protein!

Ingredients


1/4 cup Extra virgin olive oil (plus extra)
1/2 tsp Kosher salt
2 medium Lemon
454 gm Shrimp, raw (peeled, deveined)

Instructions


1. In small bowl whisk together the 1/4 cup olive oil and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt. Set aside.

2. On four 10-inch metal skewers, thread shrimp, leaving 1/4-inch space between each shrimp. Brush oil mixture over cut sides of lettuce and the shrimp.

3. Can do in saute pan on stove or for a charcoal grill, grill shrimp on the rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium coals for 5 to 8 minutes or until shrimp are opaque, turning once halfway through grilling. (For a gas grill, preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium. Cover and grill shrimp as above.)

4. Remove shrimp from the skewers.

5. Squeeze the juice of one of the lemons over the shrimp and drizzle with additional olive oil. Sprinkle with additional kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper if desired.

Notes:

Shrimp

may promote heart and brain health due to its content of omega 3 fatty acids and antioxidants


Nutrition Facts

Per Portion

Calories 239
Calories from fat 128
Calories from saturated fat 18
Total Fat 14.2 g
Saturated Fat 2 g
Trans Fat 0.0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.6 g
Monounsaturated Fat 10.0 g
Cholesterol 183 mg
Sodium 436 mg
Potassium 374 mg
Total Carbohydrate 5.0 g
Dietary Fiber 1.5 g
Sugars 1.4 g
Protein 23.4 g

Dietary servings

Per Portion


Fruit 0.5
Meat 1.3

Energy sources


Pygal7%399.5816130803828109.462739527325454%454.1028174595536241.998244058220739%297.27802359655414165.723095793650887%54%39%CarbohydratesFatProtein

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