Seared Shrimp in Endive Leaves with Parsley Sauce*
You have got to try this delectable delight! Great for hors d'ourves or add some fruit for desert as a Zone-friendly snack!
Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis*
Shrimp fun fact: Did you know that one ounce of shrimp provides over 20% of your daily vitamin B-12 needs? It also protects the arteries from the damaging effects of homocysteine.
Zone Block Conversions:
1.5 oz of shrimp = 1 block of protein
2/3 tsp of Olive oil = 1 block of fat (use sparingly in this recipe) For example..saute the shrimp with Pam spray.
1/4 cup yogurt = 1/2 block of carb and protein
2.5 Tbsp of light sour cream = 1 block of fat (use sparingly in this recipe)
10 cups of Endive = 1 block of carbs
Capers, chives and parsley are too low to count.
2 Block Meal
3 oz. shrimp (protein), 3 tablespoons of parsley sauce (fat), add 2 blocks of fruit of your choice for carbs. One nectarine is 2 blocks of carbs.
3 Block Meal
4.5 oz. shrimp (protein), 4.5 tablespoons of parsley sauce (fat), add 3 blocks of fruit of your choice for carbs. For example, one nectarine is 2 blocks of carbs.
4 Block Meal
6 oz. shrimp (protein), 6 tablespoons of parsley sauce (fat), add 2 blocks of fruit of your choice for carbs. One nectarine is 2 blocks of carbs.
5 Block Meal
7.5 oz. shrimp (protein), 7.5 tablespoons of parsley sauce (fat), add 2 blocks of fruit of your choice for carbs. One nectarine is 2 blocks of carbs.