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Ingredients
Mediterranean Shrimp and Chiles
- Ingredients
- 12 ozs shrimp (without tails)
- 2 red chili peppers
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 4 medium-sized Tomatoes
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- salt
- ¾ cup dry white wine (or lemon water)
- peppers
- 2 ozs Arugula
- 1 Tbsp Caper
Rinse shrimp and pat dry. Halve chile peppers lengthwise, remove seeds and rinse. Peel and chop onion and garlic. Rinse tomatoes, cut into quarters, remove seeds and chop finely.
Heat oil in a skillet. Season shrimp lightly with salt and fry with the chile peppers in hot oil over high heat, about 1 minute.
Take shrimp from the skillet. Add onion, garlic and tomatoes to the frying fat and fry for 2 minutes. Add white wine or lemon water.
Add shrimp back to the skillet. Cook for 2 minutes with salt and pepper. Rinse arugula and spin dry. Drain capers. Mix arugula and capers together and serve with the shrimp.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
Calorie | 280 cal. | (13 %) | ||
Protein | 35 g | (36 %) | ||
Fat | 8 g | (7 %) | ||
Carbohydrates | 10 g | (7 %) | ||
Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
Roughage | 3 g | (10 %) |
Healthy, because
This delicious Mediterranean dish packs a nutritional punch. Spicy chili provides the secondary plant substance capsaicin, which promotes blood circulation, relieves pain, stimulates digestion, and helps protect the cells from free radicals.
Even smarter
Thanks to the shrimp, this dish is very rich in protein and provides plenty of iodine.