Pita with shrimp salad topcook.tomathouse.com
Ingredients:
- 700 g medium-sized shrimp, peeled, deveined and cut in half crosswise
- 1 cucumber, halved and thinly sliced (seeds removed)
- 1/2 small red onion, chopped
- 1 medium carrot, coarsely grated
- 2 tbsp. l. olive oil
- 1/2 tsp hot paprika
- Salt and ground pepper
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt, 2% fat
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh dill
- 1 lemon
- 4 whole grain pitas
- 8 Boston lettuce leaves
Preparation:
- Preheat the broiler. Soak the sliced red onion in a bowl of cold water while you cook the shrimp.
- On a rimmed baking sheet, toss the shrimp with olive oil, paprika, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and a pinch of pepper. Spread them in a single layer and broil until opaque, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and let cool. Rinse and dry the baking sheet.
- Strain the onion and add it to the shrimp along with the yogurt, carrots, cucumber, dill, and salt and pepper to taste. Grate in a teaspoon of lemon zest and squeeze in about half the lemon juice.
Place the pitas on a baking sheet and grill. Cut the pitas in half and fill them with Boston lettuce leaves and shrimp salad.
Nutritional value per serving: Calories 356, Total Fat 10g, Saturated Fat 2g, Protein 35g, Carbohydrates 32g, Fiber 5g, Cholesterol 254mg, Sodium 670mg, Sugars -g. |