Prawns and in particular those large succulent king prawns always feel to me like a decadent holiday treat. However this luxurious seafood is remarkably healthy.
Yesterday returning from a morning in London I hovered around Pret, Yo Sushi and M&S deliberating or rather prevaricating over what if any lunch dish I wanted, all based of course on calories and weight watchers points. The handy bar code scanner on the new ww ap helps greatly here with decision making.
In the end I bought some prawns and put together a substantial salad at home.
The recipe was simple and quick taking just five minutes to make, so here it is
Take a crisp apple, some celery and red pepper
For the dressing mix a splash of white balsamic vinegar (mild and low in sharp acidity) with a small squeeze of wasabi paste, half a teaspoon of Dijon mustard and some lime juice.
I find that adding these ingredients to a small jar and shaking well creates a slightly thickened consistency.
Then combine the vegetables, prawns and dressing add some salt and pepper and mix well and you have great healthy salad.
For those familiar with weight watchers this receipe is just 1.5 points, for those less familiar you can eat 30 points a day so this lunch was pretty good value.
I was then reminded of another recipe I invented some time ago called Healthy Prawns and Chorizo and here it is (6 points) http://annsfooddiary.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/healthy-prawn-and-chorizo.html
So that brings me back to Janey Green and Slice of Slim. Janey is passionate about food, creates amazing recipes and writes for weight watchers, her You Tube videos are worth watching too. Each recipe aims for great taste and low calories. Earlier in the week I made her "Something for Nothing Vegetable Curry and Rice" it is delicious and the addition of mango and banana inspired, http://www.slice-of-slim.com/2012/07/something-for-nothing-vegetable-curry.html
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