Mango Quinoa Salad with Grilled Shrimp

Photo by: Becky Luigart-Stayner

For this recipe as is: Mango Rice Salad with Grilled Shrimp

I made an adjustment to see how the stats where affected.  I swapped out the rice for Quinoa 

Mango Quinoa Salad with Grilled Shrimp

Author: Cooking Light - PCOS variations made

Ingredients:
1 Tbsp Garlic, raw minced
1 Tbsp Ginger Minced peeled fresh
1 Tbsp Low Sodium Soy Sauce
4 tsp Curry Powder
1/8 tsp Red or Cayenne Pepper
1/8 tsp Cumin Seed ground
1 1/2 pound Shrimp, raw Medium shrimp peeled & deveined
2 Cup (8 fl oz) Water
2 3/10 Cup  Organic Coconut Milk Light
1 1/4 Cup Quinoa uncooked
3/4 Cup, grated Carrots, raw
2 Cup, sliced Mangoes, raw diced peeled
1 1/2 Cup, chopped Red Bell or Sweet Peppers, raw
1 stalk Young Green Onions, tops only (1/2 Cup sliced)
1 Tbsp Cilantro leaves, raw chopped fresh
1 Tbsp Parsley, raw chopped fresh
1 fl oz Lime juice, raw
1/2 tsp Salt
33/100 Spray PAM Original - any cooking spray

Cooking Directions:

Combine first 6 ingredients in a medium bowl. Add shrimp; toss to coat. Cover and chill 1 hour.

Bring water and coconut milk to a boil in a medium saucepan; add rice. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed. Add carrot and next 7 ingredients (through salt); toss gently to combine.

Prepare grill or grill pan to medium-high heat.

Thread 3 shrimp onto each of 12 (6-inch) skewers. Place skewers on grill rack or grill pan coated with cooking spray; grill 3 minutes on each side or until shrimp are done. Serve skewers over salad. Garnish with cilantro sprigs, if desired.

Recipe Facts:

Serves: 6.0
Preparation Time: 60 minute(s)
Cooking Time: 15 minute(s)

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 2 skewers and 1 cup of salad (387g)

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 371.9

Fat Calories: 87.4

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 9.9g

Saturated Fat 5.3g

Cholesterol 172.1mg

Sodium 483.7mg

Total Carb 42.6g

Dietary Fiber 4.9g

Sugars 10.6g

Protein 29g

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your caloric needs. I'm not a professional so I used the Lean Cuisine meal planner to figure all of this out. So, the carb count did not get as low as what I hopped, but I could always remove the carrots, the Mangos have to stay, carbs and all.  It looks like a great meal and I think I will be trying it soon.