Low Fat Caribbean Salad Recipe

Ingredients

4 blood oranges

6 cups torn mixed salad greens

-- or lettuce

12 ounces shrimp in shell, cooked

-- peeled and deveined

1 papaya or mango

-- peeled and sliced

--blood orange dressing--

1/3 cup low-fat mayonnaise

3 tablespoons blood orange juice

1 tablespoon blood orange peel, shredded

1 tablespoon jalapeno pepper

-- seeded and finely chopped

2 teaspoons lemon or lime juice

1/8 teaspoon chili powder

Method

Finely shred 1 tablespoon peel from blood oranges; reserve for dressing.

Peel and thinly slice blood oranges.

Divide greens among four plates.

Top with shrimp, blood orange slices, and papaya or mango.

Serve with Blood Orange Dressing.

Makes 4 servings.

Blood Orange Dressing: Stir together 1/3 cup low-fat mayonnaise, 3 tablespoons blood orange juice, the reserved blood orange peel, 1 tablespoon seeded and finely chopped jalapeno pepper, 2 teaspoons lemon or lime juice, and 1/8 teaspoon chili powder.

Nutrition facts per serving: 259 cal.

, 8 g total fat (2 g sat.

fat), 98 mg cholesterol, 274 g sodium, 35 g carbohydrate.

, 6 g dietary fiber, 13 g pro.

Daily Value.

13% vitamin.

A, 277% vitamin.

C, 10% calcium, 16% iron.

Food exchanges: 1/2 vegetable, 2 fruit, 1 meat, 1 1/2 fat.

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