Grilled Shrimp and Pitas with Chickpea Puree
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- Serves 4
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1. Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds large shrimp, shelled
- 9 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 cups drained and rinsed canned chickpeas
- 1/4 cup water
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 4 pitas
- 4 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
Nutrition Info
Per Serving
- Calories: 980 kcal
- Carbohydrates: 85 g
- Dietary Fiber: 11 g
- Fat: 48 g
- Protein: 51 g
- Sugars: 10 g
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2. Cooking Directions
- Light the grill or heat the broiler. Thread the shrimp onto four skewers. Brush the shrimp with 2 tablespoons of the oil; sprinkle with the oregano, 1/4 teaspoon of the salt, and the pepper.
- In a medium saucepan, heat 5 tablespoons of the oil over moderately low heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add the chickpeas, water, and the remaining 3/4 teaspoon of salt and heat until warmed through. With a potato masher, mash the chickpeas. Stir in 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice and the parsley. Cover to keep warm.
- Grill or broil the shrimp, turning once, until just done, about 4 minutes in all. Meanwhile, spread both sides of each pita with the butter and grill or broil, turning once, until golden, about 4 minutes in all. Cut into quarters.
- In a small glass or stainless-steel bowl, whisk together the remaining 2 tablespoons each of oil and lemon juice. Mound the chickpeas on plates. Top with the shrimp skewers and surround with the pita quarters. Pour the lemon oil over the shrimp and chickpeas.
Yield: 4 servings
3. Still Hungry?
Canned chickpeas are delicious when mashed with garlic, lemon, olive oil, and parsley. Serve them with grilled shrimp and pitas for a quick Greek-inspired warm-weather dish.
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Low calorie?
earden97 - January 12, 2008 10:03:09 AM PSTI am a little confused as to why I found this under the low-calorie section if it is over 900 calories a serving?
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You can alter the fat!
Jen - April 3, 2008 02:46:04 PM PSTI'm guessing the main reason the calorie and fat content are so high are the 9 tbs of oil and 4 tbs of butter! I really doubt you need all that oil and butter to cook this recipe -- just cut back on all the oil and butter when grilling and frying. I would think you could use about a tablespoon of oil to fry the garlic and chickpeas rather than 5 (or even try a cooking spray instead of oil), and if you don't mind dry pitas omit the butter entirely or just cut back a lot. Also try substituting a product like Smart Balance which contains more "good" fats, or use olive oil instead of butter since that also contains good fats. You might be able to cut back on the amount of oil on the shrimp too. (Since olive oil is good for you, you don't need to omit it from the recipe entirely -- but I don't think you need the whole 9 tbs either!)
Many of these high cal recipes can easily be cut down a little with modifications like this -- you don't have to make it exactly as the directions say :) (Though I also wonder why this was listed in the search results for "low calorie"... Even on a standard 2000-calorie diet, this is half your daily calories and well over half your daily fat!)1 of 1 found this review helpful.
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Fantastic!
vickylynne01@verizon.net - May 8, 2008 12:49:05 PM PSTYou can take a lot of short cuts with this receipe if you have imagination and know a good middle eastern produce market.
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low cal???
germanshepherd13 - April 8, 2008 04:51:06 AM PSTalmost 1000 calories and 48 grams a fat... I'll eat a whopper and fries thanks.
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Hmmm
B - April 7, 2008 09:17:54 PM PSTI was also thinking....chickpea puree?? Isnt that normally called hummus???
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