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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
1 lb medium or large shrimp, shelled, cleaned
2 tsp dark sesame oil
2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1 tbsp grated fresh ginger
1/8 tsp sugar substitute
1/8 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp dried red pepper flakes
8 oz capellini or angel hair pasta
1 lb English cucumber, halved lengthwise,
and sliced very thin
2 scallions, white part only, sliced very thin
3 tbsp chopped cilantro
1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
Directions
If your market will not steam your shrimp, place them in simmering water
until they turn pink. Drain, cool and shell and clean. Refrigerate until
ready to use.
In a small bowl combine the oil, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger, sugar
substitute, garlic powder, and red pepper flakes. Set aside.
Cook the pasta as per package directions until al dente. Drain under cold
water and place in a large bowl.
Toss the noodles with shrimp, cucumber and dressing. Add the scallions and
cilantro. Garnish with sesame seeds and serve.
This recipe yields 4 servings.
Exchanges Per Serving: 2 Very Lean Protein, 3 Carbohydrate (bread/starch).
Nutrition Facts: 336 calories (15% calories from fat), 24 g protein, 5 g
total fat (0.9 g saturated fat), 47 g carbohydrates, 3 g dietary fiber, 135
mg cholesterol, 359 mg sodium.
Source:
"Diabetic Recipes at http://www.diabetic-recipes.com"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"07-18-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© Diabetic-Lifestyle, 2001"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 38 Calories; 3g Fat (71.3% calories
from fat); 1g Protein; 2g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 0mg
Cholesterol; 302mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0
Vegetable; 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contributor: n/a
Preparation Time: 0:00
Servings: 4
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