Nutritious Seafood

Seafood Vegetable Kebabs

Yields: 4
Ingredients
24 medium fresh shrimp (about 1/2 pound)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1/4 teaspoon hot sauce
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
16 (1-inch) pieces red bell pepper (about 1 large)
8 (1/2-inch) slices yellow squash, cut in half vertically
Vegetable cooking spray

Instructions
Peel shrimp, leaving tails intact. Combine lemon juice and next 5 ingredients in a bowl; stir well. Add shrimp, tossing gently to coat. Cover and marinate in refrigerator 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove shrimp from marinade, reserving marinade. Thread 3 shrimp, 2 bell pepper pieces, and 2 squash pieces alternately onto each of 8 (10-inch) skewers.

Coat grill rack with cooking spray, and place rack on grill over medium hot coals. Place kebabs on grill rack, and cook 4 minutes on each side or until shrimp is done, basting occasionally with reserved marinade. Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 kebabs).

Nutrition Information
CALORIES 139 (25% from fat); PROTEIN 19.2g; FAT 3.9g (sat 0.6g, mono0.8g, poly 1.7g); CARB 6.6g; FIBER 1.5g; CHOL 83mg; IRON 1.9mg; SODIUM 229mg; CALC 52mg

 

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