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Sweet Shrimp Salad

Pops De Milk — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:25:31 +0000

After a gruelling, yet satisfying, turbo sculpt workout I craved a big bowl of salad. Believe me, a few years ago I would not have craved a salad after a workout – I would have probably ran to the closest McDonald’s for a Quarter Pounder, fries, and a coke. I have changed my ways and if I were to eat a whole burger from McDonald’s right now I’d probably get an upset stomach.
Anyway, today’s salad started out with sautéed shrimp with garlic powder, lettuce, onions, cucumbers, celery, and feta cheese. It’s when I get to the dressing that I tend to experiment a bit. Today I mixed about a teaspoon of mustard, two dashes of Frank’s Redhot, and about a teaspoon of rice wine vinegar. It was tart and sour and spicy of course, not bad but it was missing a bit of sweetness. So, I added about a teaspoon and a half of guava jelly. Don’t ask me why I reached for the guava jelly jar, I just did. And it was lovely. Once the salad was tossed and I was ready to drizzle the dressing over it, inspiration struck. I felt daring and experimental so I grabbed the pineapple I had cut up this morning. Now, I have to add here that I absolutely do not like fruit in salads and yet I still felt inclined to add fruit. Chunks of pineapple over the salad and spicy-sweet dressing over top made a delicious and refreshing salad. The sweetness from the pineapple was a good compliment to the feta cheese and the spice from the dressing. I think I’ll be adding fruit to my salads from now on. I guess it’s an acquired taste.

More salad love

Pops De Milk — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:58:51 +0000

I can’t express how satisfied I feel after eating a massive bowl of lettuce, assorted veggies and a handful of protein. Today I made shrimp salad again but instead of drizzling the salad with oil and balsamic vinegar I made a dressing with mayo, Dijon mustard, lemon juice and fresh ground pepper. I found that this dressing complimented the shrimp a lot better than the vinaigrette I made before.

In this lovely salad we have:

7 peeled shrimp, cooked in a bit of butter

Cucumber

Yellow bell pepper

Tomato

Onion

Celery

Olives

Romaine lettuce, about 3 or 4 large leaves

For dressing:

1 1/2 tsp mayo

1 tsp Dijon mustard

Squeeze of lemon juice

Fresh ground pepper.

After jog salads

Pops De Milk — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:35:05 +0000

There is no greater feeling than that of falling into your apartment with sweat pouring down your face, neck, chest and legs after a gruelling jog. And nothing rewards a good jog as well as a salad does. It’s a much deserved treat you know you won’t regret or feel guilty about later. Oh and did I mention these treats are amazingly delicious?

Tuesday’s Shrimp Salad

5 large, raw, peeled shrimp

3 or 4 white mushrooms, sliced

1/4 cup sliced white onion

About 4 or 5 romaine lettuce leaves

1/4 cup diced red bell pepper

1/4 cup chopped artichoke hearts

2 or 3oz feta cheese, crumbled

Sauté the shrimp with the mushrooms and onions until cooked and soft. Toss with the rest of the ingredients and add a splash of olive oil and fresh lemon juice.

Thursday’s Tuna Salad

4 or 5 romaine lettuce leaves

White onion slices, however many you want

6 cherry tomatoes, halved

Cucumber slices, however many you want

1 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp balsamic vinegar

1/2 can of tuna mixed with:

1tbsp mayo

1 pickle, diced

Squeeze of lemon juice

Fresh ground pepper

Toss the lettuce, onion, tomatoes, and cucumbers together. Mix the vinegar and oil and pour over the salad. Mix the tuna, mayo, pickle, lemon juice, and pepper and place on top of the salad.