Cooked peeled shrimp is perfect for quick and healthy meals--here we use it in place of chicken in our simplified Cobb Salad.
| Prep Time: | 10 minutes |
| Ready in: | 10 minutes |
| Yield: | 1 serving |
| Ease of Prep: | Easy |
| Recipe Ingredients | |
| 3 cups chopped hearts of romaine | |
| 5 grape or cherry tomatoes | |
| 1/4 cup sliced cucumber | |
| 1 hard-boiled egg , sliced (see Tip) | |
| 5 cooked peeled shrimp (31-40 per pound) | |
| Freshly ground pepper to taste | |
| 2 tablespoons light blue cheese dressing | |
Recipe Directions
- Combine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, egg and shrimp in a bowl. Season with pepper. Toss with dressing and serve.
Tip: To hard-boil eggs: Place eggs in a single layer in a saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and cook at the barest simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, pour out hot water and run a constant stream of cold water over the eggs until completely cooled.
Health Advantages: high fiber, high potassium, healthy weight.
| Nutrition Information | ||||||||
| Servings Per Recipe: 1 | ||||||||
| Amount Per serving | ||||||||
| Calories: | 273 cal | Carbohydrate Servings: | 1 | |||||
| Carbohydrates: | 13 g | Dietary Fiber: | 5 g | Cholesterol: | 348 mg | |||
| Fat: | 13 g | Sodium: | 556 mg | Saturated Fat: | 3 g | |||
| Protein: | 27 g | Potassium: | 894 mg | Monounsaturated Fat: | 2 g | |||
| Nutrition Bonus: | Vitamin A (220% daily value), Vitamin C (90% dv), Folate (67% dv), Iron (20% dv). | |||||||
| Exchanges: | 2 vegetables, 3 lean meat, 1 fat | |||||||
