Shrimp and Snow Pea Tidbits

This simple dish makes a super-healthy snack or serve it up as an hors d'oeuvre. As an alternative, prepare with medium scallops, or mix it up and serve a little of both.

Ingredients:

• 16 snow peas
• 2 tsp vegetable oil
• 1 tsp crushed garlic
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
• 16 medium shrimp, peeled, de-veined, tail left on

Directions:

1. Steam or microwave snow peas until barely tendercrisp. Rinse with cold water. Drain and set aside.
2. In nonstick skillet, heat oil, sauté garlic, parsley and shrimp just until shrimp turns pink, 3 to 5 minutes.
3. Wrap each snow pea around shrimp, fasten with toothpick. Serve warm or cold.

Tips:

• Buy snow peas that are firm and crisp and have no blemishes.
• Medium-sized scallops would also be delicious for this very sophisticated hors d'oeuvre.
• If serving cold, prepare and refrigerate early in day.

Nutrition per Serving:

Serves 4 to 6 or makes 16 hors d'oeuvres

• Calories = 39
• Carbohydrate = 1 g
• Fiber = 0 g
• Protein = 4 g
• Total Fat = 2 g
• Saturated Fat = 0 g
• Sodium = 27 mg
• Cholesterol = 28 mg