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Jalapeño Shrimp Cakes

These shrimp cakes are light and delicious, made with jalapenos, scallions, and cilantro then topped with a little fresh lime juice and a few slices of avocado. Serve this over a bed of greens for a quick, light summer meal.

It’s really starting to feel like summer around here, temperatures are expected to hit 90 today. I can actually smell summer in the air, which gets me sooo excited!! After a long weekend of going to BBQ’s and too many glasses of sangria, this week I am keeping it low carb and light. I love shrimp, it’s naturally lean and cooks in minutes, which makes it perfect for a quick weeknight meal.

I’ve attempted shrimp cakes in the past, but always had issues with them holding together well so this time I decided to pulse the raw shrimp in the food processor and that worked out perfect. I left some of the seeds from the jalapeno to give it a little heat but you can leave them out if you don’t like spicy food. My plan was to grill them, but the patties were a bit delicate and I decided to saute them on the pan instead which worked out perfect. Topped with fresh lime juice and a few thin slices of avocado on top, this was flavorful and light.

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Jalapeño Shrimp Cakes
gordon-ramsay-recipe.com
Servings: 4 • Size: 1 shrimp cake w/ avocado • Old Points: 3 • Weight Watcher Points+: 4 pt
Calories: 173 • Fat: 5 g • Carb: 5 g • Fiber: 2 g • Protein: 24 g • Sugar: 1 g
Sodium: 321 mg • Cholest: 172 mg

Ingredients:

1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined (weight after peeled)
1 large jalapeño, seeded and minced (for spicy, leave the seeds)
1 garlic clove, minced
3 medium scallions, chopped
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
2 tablespoons panko (use GF crumbs for gluten free)
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

For topping:

4 lime wedges
1/2 medium avocado, sliced thin

Directions:

Dry shrimp well with a paper towel then place the shrimp in the food processor along with jalapeño and garlic then pulse a few times until almost pasty.

Combine the shrimp in a large bowl with remaining ingredients and mix well to combine.

Using rubber gloves (easier with gloves), form shrimp into 4 patties.

Heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat and spray with oil. Add the shrimp cakes to the heated grill and cook 4 minutes without disturbing, then gently flip and cook an additional 4 minutes.

Serve with fresh lime juice and top with thin slices of avocado.

Makes 4.

References

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Beer is not only drunk in summer, but also with cold! – Italian Cuisine

With this selection of bottles, we will convince you. Because they combine with game and cheeses, soups and apple pies

If you say beer think of a fresh and refreshing drink enjoyed on hot summer days, maybe during a barbecue in the garden, on the beach under the umbrella or in the evening with friends … Wrong. Beer also accompanies us d'winterWhen we go to a pub with friends on Saturday night, when we look for an alternative drink to accompany a dinner, when we want to use it to cook a chicken. Thanks above all to the experiments of craft breweries there is a beer for every palate, every occasion, every season. And those winter are made to match the best with the products of the season like soups, lasagna and even apple pie.

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Pumpkin, with pumpkin

The Baladin brewery he produced the Pumpkin, a beer dedicated to the town where the establishment was founded, Piozzo, and where the Pumpkin Fair takes place. An all-Italian interpretation of the American pumpkin-ale that, every sip, remember grandmother's pumpkin pie.

For game

Always of Baladin, then here is the beer Leon, with a dark color and hints of chocolate, dried fruit, licorice and toffee. Or again Elixir, sparkling and full-bodied, dry and lightly vinous with hints of fruit and caramel, which goes well with wild game or cheeses.

For cured meats

In CastagAle instead, the Birra del Borgo brewery, combines the chestnut dried with chestnut malt for several days, so as to find at the opening of the bottle hints of chestnut honey and smoky notes. A beer like this is perfect to accompany salami and soups.

For desserts

Do you want one that warms you from the cold? Try the Tripel Fire 0,33l of the Birra dell'Eremo Brewery, with a strong alcohol content, but easy to drink with hints of bread crust and caramel notes of malt.

For soups

What about a sensory journey in the Habsburg capital through beer? Theresianer Vienna has a coppery color and fruity notes that embrace with dried fruit and are seduced by caramel. It goes well with soups and soups, baked lasagna and apple pie.