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Blueberry Shrimp Salad
This sweet and tangy salad is light and refreshing – perfect for a warm summer evening.
Preperation Time: 20 Minutes Serves: 6
- Ingredients
3/4 pound (about 20) shelled medium-size shrimp, boiled or grilled
1 cup fresh For You® blueberries
1/2 cup toasted walnut pieces
1/2 cup edamame or green peas, cooked
5 ounces (about 4 cups) mixed For You® salad greens
Lemon Vinaigrette (recipe follows)
2 ounces (about 1/2 cup) firm white cheese, such as feta, crumbled
- Directions
In a large salad bowl, toss shrimp, blueberries, walnut pieces, edamame or peas and salad greens.
Evenly divide salad onto six plates; drizzle with Lemon Vinaigrette.
Sprinkle cheese around edges of salad.
Lemon Vinaigrette: In a small mixing bowl, whisk 1/4 cup vegetable oil, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 teaspoon sugar, 1/8 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper, and 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper.
Credit: Recipe courtesy of the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council.
Include chopped onions, carrots and squash, in pasta sauce and lasagna.
Reduce sodium intake by using more fresh ingredients to prepare meals.
Dietary fiber from vegetables helps reduce cholesterol levels and may lower risk of heart disease.
Set out cut-up vegetables as an afternoon snack or include them in your child's lunch.
Turn up the flavor of your salad by adding in fresh, crisp radishes.