Shrimp With Mango & Basil

12 ingredients
1 steps

Ingredients

  • Ingredients
  • 1 pound raw shrimp, (21-25 per pound), peeled and deveined, tails left on
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4-1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 large ripe, firm mango, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes (see Tip)
  • 1 bunch scallions, green tops only, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup firmly packed fresh basil leaves, finely chopped
  • Nutrition
  • Per serving : 183 Calories; 5 g Fat; 1 g Sat; 3 g Mono; 168 mg Cholesterol; 16 g Carbohydrates; 20 g Protein; 3 g Fiber; 352 mg Sodium; 478 mg Potassium
  • Exchanges: 1/2 fruit, 1 vegetable, 2 1/2 lean meat

Directions

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    {"0":"Preparation","1":"1.Toss shrimp with salt, cayenne to taste and turmeric in a medium bowl. Cover; refrigerate for about 30 minutes.","2":"2.Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; place the shrimp in a single layer and cook until the undersides turn salmon-pink, about 1 minute. Flip them over and cook for 1 minute more.","3":"3.Add mango, scallion greens and basil and cook, stirring, until the shrimp is just cooked and starts to barely curl, 1 to 2 minutes.","5":"Tips & Notes","6":"Tip: How to cut a mango:","7":"1. Slice both ends off the mango, revealing the long, slender seed inside. Set the fruit upright on a work surface and remove the skin with a sharp knife.","8":"2. With the seed perpendicular to you, slice","9":"the fruit from both sides of the seed, yielding two large pieces.","10":"3. Turn the seed parallel to you and slice the two smaller pieces of fruit from each side.","11":"4. Cut the fruit into the desired shape."}

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