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Grilled Seafood Salad

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  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Servings 6
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A Betty Crocker Diabetes Cookbook shares a recipe! Grilled shrimp, swordfish and fennel make this dinner salad special.
Updated Jun 15, 2010
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Ingredients

Shallot-Thyme Vinaigrette

  • 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped shallot
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh or 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Salad

  • 12 uncooked large shrimp (thawed if frozen), peeled, deveined
  • 1 lb swordfish, marlin or tuna steaks, 3/4 to 1 inch thick
  • 1 medium fennel bulb, cut into wedges
  • 10 cups bite-size pieces mixed salad greens
  • 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
  • 12 cherry tomatoes, cut in half
  • 12 pitted kalamata or ripe olives

Steps

  • 1
    In tightly covered container, shake vinaigrette ingredients.
  • 2
    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.
  • 3
    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.
  • 4
    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.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Reach for your favorite bottled fat-free vinaigrette to dress this salad.

Nutrition

270 Calories, 12g Total Fat, 30g Protein, 10g Total Carbohydrate, 4g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
270
Calories from Fat
110
Total Fat
12g
19%
Saturated Fat
2 1/2g
11%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
185mg
61%
Sodium
470mg
20%
Potassium
980mg
28%
Total Carbohydrate
10g
3%
Dietary Fiber
4g
16%
Sugars
4g
Protein
30g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
110%
110%
Vitamin C
25%
25%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
25%
25%
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 Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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