Healthy Shrimp and Avocado Salad

August 20, 2009 by Ask Sugar · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Healthy Cooking, Miscellaneous, Nutrition 

 

Shrimp and avocado salad

Shrimp and avocado salad

 

This is a great healthy salad that is fresh and good for you. It can be used as a light lunch or as a meal. I sometimes add boiled new potatoes to it if I serve it as a dinner.

 

Ingredients:

For Salad

1 Large ripe avocado (you can add 2 if you like them that much). :)
1lb cooked large shrimp peeled or you can use frozen and thawed.
2 fresh red ripe tomatoes chopped
1/4 red or yellow onion chopped
2-3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 bag mixed salad greens.
ground salt and pepper to taste

For The Vinaigrette

2 tablespoons lime juice
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

To prepare salad, cut and slice avocado. Place salad greens on plate.  Top with shrimp, tomatoes, onions and cilantro dress with dressing. You may need an extra dash of salt and pepper on top.

This serves 4-6 people.  Wasn’t that easy?

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Broiled Tilapia with a Soy and Orange Mayo

June 7, 2009 by Ask Sugar · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Healthy Cooking, Nutrition 

This a quick and easy one that all you fitness fans will love.  If you’re tracking your calories, add this one to your list.
Serves 4

Ingredients
Cooking spray
1 lemon
1 orange
4 (6-ounce) Tilapia fillets
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
4 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons light mayo
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves

Directions
Preheat the broiler. Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray.
Place fish on cooking sheet. In a bowl whisk together the juice of one squeezed lemon, one orange along with the olive oil, soy sauce the garlic and onion powder and light mayo. Then coat the fish evenly with the mixture. Season the fish with salt and pepper, to taste, and sprinkle with bread crumbs. Place under broiler and broil until fork-tender, about 10-15 minutes or until top is brown. Garnish with fresh parsley and chives.

This is a great recipe to make ahead of time. You can make the sauce and leave it in a bowl in the refrigerator early that day or the day before and have your fish already washed and on the prepared baking sheet ready to go just covered with plastic wrap in the fridge.

When you are ready to cook  just take out the fish coat with the sauce then bread crumbs and broil.

This is a great tasty healthy recipe for those of you who are working out and trying to eat right. The kids will even like it.

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