Shrimp and Cucumber Lettuce Wraps With Fresh Dill

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Shrimp and Cucumber Lettuce Wraps With Fresh Dill a try. This recipe serves 8. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, paleolithic, and primal recipe has 38 calories, 6g of protein, and 0g of fat per serving. For 79 cents per serving, this recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. If you have fresh dill, english cucumber, white wine vinegar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is brought to you by spoonacular user lizbarron. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Shrimp and Cucumber Lettuce Wraps With Fresh Dill, Shrimp and Cucumber Lettuce Wraps With Fresh Dill, and Shrimp and Cucumber Lettuce Wraps With Fresh Dill.

Servings: 8

 

Ingredients:

8 ounces of large uncooked shrimp (peeled, tails on), thawed

1/4 cup chicken, seafood, or vegetable broth

4 cloves garlic, minced

2 tablespoons white wine vinegar

1 English cucumber, diced or 2 regular cucumbers peeled and diced (about 2 to 2 ½

2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill

1 juice from small lemon (about 2 T)

salt and pepper to taste

8 pieces of green/red leaf or butter lettuce

Equipment:

frying pan

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Place chicken broth in a skillet and heat to medium-high heat. Add garlic. Cook for a minute or so, then add shrimp. Cook until shrimp are pink and opaque, about 3-5 minutes. Remove shrimp from pan and set aside to cool. Add vinegar to skillet and let the sauce reduce to about a third. When shrimp are cool enough to handle, remove all the tails and chop coarsely. Combine chopped shrimp in a medium bowl with reduced pan juices/garlic, diced cucumber, dill, lemon juice, and a few pinches of salt and pepper. Spoon filling into lettuce leaves, sprinkle with a little cheese, and serve.

 

Step by step:


1. Place chicken broth in a skillet and heat to medium-high heat.

2. Add garlic. Cook for a minute or so, then add shrimp. Cook until shrimp are pink and opaque, about 3-5 minutes.

3. Remove shrimp from pan and set aside to cool.

4. Add vinegar to skillet and let the sauce reduce to about a third.

5. When shrimp are cool enough to handle, remove all the tails and chop coarsely.

6. Combine chopped shrimp in a medium bowl with reduced pan juices/garlic, diced cucumber, dill, lemon juice, and a few pinches of salt and pepper. Spoon filling into lettuce leaves, sprinkle with a little cheese, and serve.


Nutrition Information:

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38k Calories
6g Protein
0.45g Total Fat
2g Carbs
3% Health Score
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Calories
38k
2%

Fat
0.45g
1%

  Saturated Fat
0.07g
0%

Carbohydrates
2g
1%

  Sugar
0.81g
1%

Cholesterol
71mg
24%

Sodium
275mg
12%

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Protein
6g
12%

Selenium
13µg
20%

Manganese
0.17mg
9%

Vitamin K
7µg
7%

Phosphorus
67mg
7%

Vitamin C
4mg
5%

Calcium
50mg
5%

Copper
0.1mg
5%

Zinc
0.65mg
4%

Iron
0.77mg
4%

Magnesium
15mg
4%

Vitamin B12
0.21µg
4%

Potassium
92mg
3%

Vitamin E
0.33mg
2%

Vitamin B6
0.04mg
2%

Vitamin A
96IU
2%

Folate
6µg
2%

Vitamin B5
0.15mg
2%

Vitamin B2
0.02mg
1%

Vitamin B1
0.02mg
1%

Vitamin B3
0.21mg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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