Jamaican Jerk Shrimp And Pineapple Salad
Total Time: 55 mins
Preparation Time: 35 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated lime zest
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 2 garlic cloves, very finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 2 tablespoons jamaican jerk sauce (see note)
- 20 large shrimp, peeled and deveined (about 1 pound)
- 3 cups cooked rice
- 1 (16 ounce) can black beans, rinsed
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cups fresh pineapple chunks (about 1/2 pineapple)
- 6 thick scallions, trimmed and cut into 2-inch lengths
- 1 head boston lettuce, washed, dried and torn
- lime slice (to garnish)
Recipe
- 1 bring pineapple juice to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat; cook until reduced to 1/3 cup, about 8 minutes. remove from the heat and whisk in lime zest and juice, oil, garlic, thyme, oregano, cinnamon and allspice. let cool to room temperature.
- 2 whisk together jerk sauce and 1/4 cup of the pineapple-juice marinade in a shallow dish just large enough to hold the shrimp. add shrimp and turn to coat. cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- 3 toss rice and black beans in a large bowl with the remaining marinade. season with salt and pepper and set aside.
- 4 preheat grill.
- 5 remove the shrimp from the marinade. (discard the marinade.)
- 6 thread 4 long or 8 short skewers with the shrimp, pineapple and scallions. grill, turning once or twice, until the shrimp are cooked through, 6 to 10 minutes.
- 7 arrange a bed of lettuce on a large platter. spoon the rice-and-bean salad on top. slide the shrimp, pineapple and scallions from the skewers onto the rice; garnish with lime slices.
- 8 per serving : 477 calories; 6 g fat; 1 g sat; 2 g mono; 172 mg cholesterol; 73 g carbohydrates; 32 g protein; 7 g fiber; 387 mg sodium; 645 mg potassium. 4 carbohydrate servings.
- 9 exchanges: 3 starch, 1 fruit, 1 vegetable, 3 1/2 very lean meat, 1 fat.
- 10 tips & notes: prepared jerk sauce is a hot and spicy sauce used to marinade meat before grilling or roasting. it can be found in the gourmet section or with barbecue sauces in most supermarkets.
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