Acini di Pepe with Garden Vegetables

Acini di Pepe with Garden Vegetables

Ingredients

Dressing

  • 2 Tbsp peanut oil
  • 2 Tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • Pinch black pepper
  • Juices from sauteed shrimp
  • 1 cup acini di pepe, dry
  • 1 lb raw pink Patagonia shrimp (or other variety), peeled
  • 1 Tbsp peanut oil
  • 1 medium cucumber, peeled & coarsely chopped
  • 2 French radishes, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 red bell pepper, chopped
  • 2 Tbsp chopped onion

Directions

  1. Place dressing ingredients in a small bowl.
  2. Cook acini di pepe according to package directions; drain and cool.
  3. In a medium pan, heat peanut oil.
  4. Add shrimp and saute until just done.
  5. Remove from heat.
  6. Drain off juices into small bowl with dressing ingredients and whisk.
  7. Cut shrimp in halves or thirds.
  8. Toss all ingredients in a large bowl.
  9. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Courtesy of:

Liz Marr, MS, RDN, FAND - Liz on Food

Nutrition Facts

Servings Per Recipe: 4

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Amount Per Serving

Calories 330

Total Fat 13 g

Saturated Fat 2 g
Sodium 320 mg

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Total Carbohydrate 25 g
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Sugars 1 g

Protein 27 g