Shrimp in Green Sauce

This Iberian dish is similar to shrimp scampi. Good bread to soak up the rich sauce is a must.

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: about 5 ounces shrimp mixture and 1 ounce bread)

Ingredients

• 3 1/2  tablespoons  extravirgin olive oil
• 6  garlic cloves, peeled
• 1  cup  coarsely chopped green onions
• 1  cup  coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 1/2  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4  teaspoon  crushed red pepper
• 2 1/4  pounds  large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1/3  cup  dry white wine
• 6  ounces  sourdough or French bread, torn into 6 (1-ounce) pieces

Preparation

Preheat oven to 500°.

Place olive oil and garlic in a food processor; process until garlic is finely chopped, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Add green onions and parsley in food processor; pulse until minced. Spoon garlic mixture into a large bowl. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt, black pepper, red pepper, and shrimp to garlic mixture, and toss well to coat.

Spoon the shrimp mixture into a shallow roasting pan, and add the wine. Bake at 500° for 7 minutes or until the shrimp are done, stirring once. Serve with bread.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

352 (30% from fat)

Fat:

11.8g (sat 1.8g,mono 6.6g,poly 2g)

Protein:

37.6g

Carbohydrate:

19.5g

Fiber:

2g

Cholesterol:

259mg

Iron:

5.6mg

Sodium:

630mg

Calcium:

131mg