Roasted Spiced Shrimp on Wilted Spinach

Name: Roasted Spiced Shrimp on Wilted Spinach
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons chili powder; 1 teaspoon grated peeled fresh gingerroot; 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice; 4 servings Accompaniment: lime wedges; 0 teaspoons salt; 2 scallions; 1 teaspoons sesame oil; 6 larges shrimp; 227 grams spinach (about 1 bunch); 2 Tbsps water

Roasted Spiced Shrimp on Wilted Spinach requires approximately 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 4. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and primal recipe has 31 calories, 4g of protein, and 1g of fat per serving. If you have scallions, gingerroot, lime juice, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450°F.Leaving shells intact, pull legs off shrimp and with a sharp knife halve shrimp lengthwise. Arrange shrimp, shell sides down, in one layer in a shallow baking pan. In a small bowl stir together chili powder and salt and sprinkle evenly over shrimp. Shrimp may be prepared up to this point 3 hours ahead and chilled, covered.

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Chili Powder

Pasta Shells

Shrimp

Salt

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Baking Pan

Knife

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Discard stems from spinach and diagonally cut scallions into 1/4-inch-thick slices.

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Green Onions

Spinach

Drizzle shrimp with lime juice and roast in middle of oven until just cooked through, about 5 minutes.

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Lime Juice

Shrimp

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Oven

In a large nonstick skillet bring water with gingerroot to a simmer over moderate heat and add spinach. Cook spinach, stirring, until slightly wilted, about 20 seconds.

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Ginger

Spinach

Water

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Frying Pan

Remove skillet from heat and immediately stir in scallions and oil until combined well. Season spinach with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Green Onions

Spinach

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Mound spinach in center of each of 4 plates and arrange shrimp halves around it.

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Spinach

Shrimp

Serve shrimp and spinach with lime wedges.

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Lime Wedge

Spinach

Shrimp

Each serving about 23 calories and less than 1 gram fat.

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Servings:

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chili powder 1teaspoon

grated peeled fresh gingerroot 1teaspoon

fresh lime juice 4servings

Accompaniment: lime wedges 0teaspoons

spinach (about 1 bunch)2Tbsps

water

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc

Shrimp on the menu? Try pairing with Pinot Grigio, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc. These crisp white wines work well with shrimp prepared in a variety of ways, whether grilled, fried, or in garlic sauce. One wine you could try is Ziobaffan Organic Pinot Grigio. It has 4.6 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 17 dollars.