Saturday, December 31, 2011

A Healthy and Happy New Year!

From the eatingwell.com web site a couple of healthy appetizers to end the Year and start the New Year off right with. If your not familiar with Eating Well they have a great web site and magazine packed full of healthy recipes and ideas. Enjoy these and Happy New Year!

Five-Spice Scallops

8 servings

Active Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

    1 pound large dry sea scallops, quartered (see Note)
    2 teaspoons canola oil
    1 teaspoon five-spice powder, (see Note)
    1/4 teaspoon salt

Preparation

    Preheat broiler.
    Toss scallops with oil, five-spice powder and salt. Broil on a baking sheet until cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes. Serve with toothpicks.

Tips & Notes

    Notes: We prefer "dry" sea scallops (not treated with sodium tripolyphosphate, or STP). Scallops treated with STP ("wet" scallops) are mushy, less flavorful and will not brown properly.
    Often a blend of cinnamon, cloves, fennel seed, star anise and Szechuan peppercorns, five-spice powder was originally considered a cure-all miracle blend encompassing the five elements (sour, bitter, sweet, pungent, salty). Look for it in the supermarket spice section.

Nutrition

Per serving: 61 calories; 2 g fat ( 0 g sat , 1 g mono ); 19 mg cholesterol; 2 g carbohydrates; 0 g added sugars; 10 g protein; 0 g fiber; 164 mg sodium; 183 mg potassium.

Nutrition Bonus: Protein, magnesium, potassium, selenium.

Exchanges: 1 1/2 very lean meat


Lemon-Garlic Marinated Shrimp

12 servings

Active Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

    3 tablespoons minced garlic
    2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
    1/4 cup lemon juice
    1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
    1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
    1/2 teaspoon pepper
    1 1/4 pounds cooked shrimp


Preparation

    Place garlic and oil in a small skillet and cook over medium heat until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add lemon juice, parsley, salt and pepper. Toss with shrimp in a large bowl. Chill until ready to serve.

Tips & Notes

    Make Ahead Tip: Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 hours.

Nutrition

Per serving: 73 calories; 3 g fat ( 0 g sat , 2 g mono ); 92 mg cholesterol; 1 g carbohydrates; 0 g added sugars; 10 g protein; 0 g fiber; 154 mg sodium; 108 mg potassium.

Nutrition Bonus: Protein, selenium.

Exchanges: 1 1/2 lean meat

http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/collections/new_year

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