Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Diabetic Seafood Kabobs

Yield: 2 servings

Ingredients :

2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons fresh snipped dill
12 large shelled deveined shrimp (6 ounces meat)
7 large sea scallops (6 ounces)
1 medium zucchini cut into 1-inch pieces (2 cups)
1 medium yellow squash cut into 1-inch pieces (2 cups)

Directions :

1. Preheat grill or broiler.

2. Mix lime juice, olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, and dill together.

3. Add shrimp, scallops, and vegetables and set aside to marinate for 15 minutes. Turn once during this time.
4. Alternate vegetables, shrimp, and scallops on 4 skewers. Grill or broil 3-4 inches from the heat source for 2-1/2 minutes per side.
5. Do not over cook the fish. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
6. Place skewers on 2 dinner plates or remove seafood and vegetables from skewers onto 2 plates and serve.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/2 of recipe):

Calories: 224, Fat: 5 g, Cholesterol: 157 mg, Sodium: 314 mg,
Carbohydrate: 12 g, Dietary Fiber: 4 g, Sugars: 7 g, Protein: 34 g

Diabetic Exchanges:
4 Very Lean Meat, 2 Vegetable, 1/2 Fat

4 WW Points

Source: "Mix 'n Match Meals in Minutes for People with Diabetes" Via The Diabetic Gourmet Daily Recipe Mailer

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