Grilled Seafood Salad

A Betty Crocker Diabetes Cookbook shares a recipe! Grilled shrimp, swordfish and fennel make this dinner salad special.

Prep Time

Minutes

Total Time

1:00

Hr:Mins

Makes

servings

Shallot-Thyme Vinaigrette

1/4

cup balsamic vinegar

tablespoons olive or vegetable oil

tablespoons white wine vinegar

tablespoon finely chopped shallot

tablespoon chopped fresh or 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves

tablespoon Dijon mustard

tablespoon water

1/4

teaspoon salt

Salad

uncooked large shrimp (thawed if frozen), peeled, deveined

lb swordfish, marlin or tuna steaks, 3/4 to 1 inch thick

medium fennel bulb, cut into wedges

cups bite-size pieces mixed salad greens

1/2

small red onion, thinly sliced

cherry tomatoes, cut in half

pitted kalamata or ripe olives

In tightly covered container, shake vinaigrette ingredients.
Place shrimp and fish in shallow glass or plastic dish or heavy-duty resealable plastic food-storage bag. Add 1/4 cup of the vinaigrette; turn shrimp and fish to coat. Cover dish or seal bag; refrigerate 30 minutes. Reserve remaining vinaigrette.
Heat gas or charcoal grill. Remove shrimp and fish from marinade; reserve marinade and set shrimp aside. Place fish and fennel on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 5 minutes. Brush fish and fennel with marinade; add shrimp. Cover grill; cook 5 minutes, turning and brushing fish, fennel and shrimp with marinade 2 or 3 times, until shrimp are pink, fish flakes easily with fork and fennel is tender. Discard any remaining marinade.
Arrange salad greens on serving platter. Cut fish into bite-size pieces. Arrange fish, fennel, shrimp and remaining salad ingredients on greens. Serve with reserved vinaigrette.

Makes 6 servings

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker^® Kitchens

Time-Saver

Reach for your favorite bottled fat-free vinaigrette to dress this salad.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Serving)

Calories 270

(Calories from Fat 110),

Total Fat 12g

(Saturated Fat 2 1/2g,
Trans Fat 0g),

Cholesterol 185mg;
Sodium 470mg;
Total Carbohydrate 10g

(Dietary Fiber 4g,
Sugars 4g),

Protein 30g;

Percent Daily Value*:

Exchanges:

0 Starch;
0 Fruit;
0 Other Carbohydrate;
0 Skim Milk;
0 Low-Fat Milk;
0 Milk;
2 Vegetable;
0 Very Lean Meat;
3 Lean Meat;
0 High-Fat Meat;
1 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

1/2;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Grilled Seafood Salad

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker® Kitchens

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker^® Kitchens