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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Jun 15, 2010
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A Betty Crocker Diabetes Cookbook shares a recipe! Grilled shrimp, swordfish and fennel make this dinner salad special.

Grilled Seafood Salad

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Servings 6
  • Ingredients 15
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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

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In tightly covered container, shake vinaigrette ingredients.
  • Step 
    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.
  • Step 
    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.
  • Step 
    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.

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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