best Key Lime Shrimp Salad with Grilled Bananas Recipe

Cook Time:

15 - 25 Minutes

Serves:

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recipe482010-06-02T17:37:44-08:00
best Key Lime Shrimp Salad with Grilled Bananas Recipe
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4

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You'll think you've taken a vacation when you serve this tropical salad with key lime-marinated grilled shrimp with grilled bananas and pineapple!

Ingredients:

  • 1   head Butter lettuce (or FreshExpress® Sweet Tender Greens™ salad mix)
  • 1/4   cup Extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4   cup Key lime juice
  • 1   clove Garlic, minced
  • 1   Green onion, minced
  • 1/4   tsp. Seasoned salt
  • 1   pinch Allspice
  • 20   large Shrimp, cleaned and butterflied (with shells and tails)
  • 1   Tbsp. Honey
  • 4   whole Chiquita Bananas, unpeeled, sliced in half lengthwise
  • 1   fresh Chiquita Pineapple, top and bottom cut off, cored and quartered lengthwise
  • 1/4   cup toasted Coconut or chopped Macadamia nuts, optional

Instructions for:

best Key Lime Shrimp Salad with Grilled Bananas Recipe

Divide lettuce on individual dinner-size plates; set aside. In a jar with a tight fitting lid combine the oil, key lime juice, garlic, green onion and seasoned salt and allspice. Pour about half of this dressing/marinade into a medium size bowl. Add shrimp and stir to coat. Add honey to the remaining dressing/marinade in the jar; shake well. Heat a large grill pan over medium-high heat. Baste the cut sides of the pineapple with the marinade and place a cut side of the pineapple quarters on hot pan. Grill 2 minutes per cut side, then place alongside edge of lettuce on plates. Baste the banana halves with the dressing/marinade and place cut side down on hot grill pan. Cook about 2 minutes or until brown grill marks appear. Add grilled bananas to the plates. Place marinated shrimp on the same hot grill pan; discard the marinade in the shrimp bowl. Cook for 2 minutes per side then add to the salads. Drizzle remaining key lime-honey dressing/marinade (from jar) over salad and top with toasted coconut or chopped Macadamia nuts, if desired. Serve immediately.

Serving Suggestion: Place a pretty empty bowl in the center of the table for diners to place shrimp shells and fruit peels into as they enjoy their meal.

Beverage Pairings: Try with a fruity beer or a frosty mojito.

Nutrition Information Per Serving:

Calories 340; Total Fat 15 g (Sat 2 g, Trans 0 g, Poly 1.5 g, Mono 11 g); Cholesterol 55 mg; Sodium 65 mg; Potassium 860 mg; Total Carbohydrates 49 g; Dietary Fiber 5 g; Total Sugars 30 g; Protein 8 g. Percent Daily Value: Vitamin A 30%; Vitamin B6 30%; Vitamin C 100%; Vitamin D 0%; Calcium 6%; Iron 10%.



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