Shrimp and mango salad pitas

3
Points®
Total Time
3 hr 15 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
5 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Moderate
The cool summery shrimp salad is a terrific meal any time of year. The quickly sauteed coconut milk, green onion, garlic, and ginger mixture develop a ton of flavor and serve as the creamy mayonnaise substitute for binding the salad. Make this one the night before to let is merry flavors overnight. The mango adds a tropical feeling to the salad and a fruity hit. These pitas are wonderful as take-along picnics mains, brunch delights or for a cool dinner idea for hot summer nights. Serve with a crunch green salad. You can also make the shrimp salad and serve it directly on greens, skipping the pita.

Ingredients

Olive oil

1 tsp

Scallions

3 medium, sliced

Fresh ginger

2 tsp, grated

Garlic

1 clove(s), minced

Canned unsweetened light coconut milk

½ cup(s)

Cooked frozen shrimp

¼ pound(s), peeled and deveined

Mango

1 small, chopped

Celery

3 rib(s), medium, sliced

Red bell pepper

1 medium, seeded and chopped

Whole wheat pita

4 small, halved

Instructions

  1. In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil.
  2. Sauté scallions, gingerroot and garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  3. Stir in coconut milk and transfer to a medium bowl.
  4. Stir in shrimp, mango, celery and pepper. Refrigerate, covered, until flavors are blended, about 3 hours.
  5. Spoon shrimp salad into pitas.

Notes

Fill a glass jar with water and add tea bags - one tea bag per cup of water. Cap the jar and place it in the sun for an hour or two. Chill with ice cubes and add a twist of lemon juice.