Recipe - Shrimp With Spinach And Garlic

One fourth cup Fresh parsley; chopped
1 tablespoon Shallots; minced
2 teaspoon Garlic; minced
1 teaspoon Olive oil
One half teaspoon Salt
One fourth teaspoon Pepper; freshly ground
One fourth teaspoon Lemon peel; grated
1 One fourth pound Medium shrimp; peeled and
deveined
1 pound Fresh spinach; rinsed, stems
removed
Lemon wedges; for garnish
Steamed rice; (optional)
Crusty bread; (optional)

Recipe By: LHJ ONLINE http://www.lhj.com

1. Combine parsley, shallots, garlic, oil, salt, pepper and lemon peel in
9inch microwaveproof pie plate. Add shrimp and toss to coat evenly.
Refrigerate 15 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, place spinach with water clinging to its leaves in 2quart
microwaveproof casserole. Cover and microwave on High 5 to 8 minutes,
stirring once after 3 minutes; set aside.

3. Cover shrimp and microwave on Medium (50% power) 5 to 8 minutes, just
until pink. Let stand 2 minutes.

4. Drain spinach and place on serving platter; top with shrimp. Garnish
with lemon wedges and serve with steamed rice and crusty bread, if desired.

Makes 4 servings.

PER SERVING WITHOUT RICE AND BREAD Calories 180 Total Fat 4 g Saturated Fat
1 g Cholesterol 209 mg Sodium 543 mg Carbohydrates 5 g Protein 30 g

This perfect marriage of flavors tastes like scampiwithout the fattening
butter. Tip: Microwaving shrimp on Medium power prevents it from cooking
too quickly and getting tough.

Prep time: 15 minutes plus standing Microwave time: 10 to 16 minutes Degree
of difficulty: easy Lowcalorie Lowfat

Posted to MCRecipe Digest by "Joyce Bennis" Joyce_B@email.msn.com on Apr
16, 1998