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Citrus-Shrimp Salad

Type: Low Fat
Courses: Main Course, Salads
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 cup 118mlOrange juice concentrate - - (frozen), thawed
1/2 cup 118mlDry sherry - (optional)
1 teaspoon 5mlDried rosemary leaves
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlDried coriander seed
1 lb 454g / 16ozLarge shrimp - (25-32 per lb.), - shelled, deveined
  And rinsed
2 teaspoons 10mlToasted sesame seed
1   Red leaf lettuce - - rinsed and crisped
2   Grapefruit (large)
  Citrus Cream Dressing
1 cup 237mlUnflavored nonfat yogurt
2 tablespoons 30mlOrange juice concentrate - - (frozen), thawed
1 tablespoon 15mlDijon mustard
2 teaspoons 10mlPrepared horseradish
2   Green onions - finely chopped

Recipe Instructions

In a 1-1/2 to 2-quart pan on high heat, bring to boiling 2 cups water, orange juice concentrate, sherry, rosemary, and coriander. Add shrimp; cover pan and remove from heat. Let stand 20 minutes. Drain and chill shrimp.

Dry pan. Add sesame seed and stir over medium heat until golden, about 3 minutes; pour from pan.

Tear lettuce into bite-size pieces into a wide, shallow bowl. With a sharp knife, cut peel and white membrane from grapefruit and oranges. Hold fruit over greens and cut between inner membranes to free segments; scatter fruit onto greens. Top salad with shrimp, sesame seed and dressing; mix gently.

CITRUS CREAM DRESSING: In a small bowl, combine yogurt, orange juice concentrate, Dijon mustard, horseradish, and green onions.

Source:
Mrs. L. K. Ross, Elk Grove, California Published in: Sunset (April 1993)

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