Dairy Recipes

Bring delicious and nutritious meals to the table with these family friendly recipes. Incorporating low-fat and fat-free milk, cheese and yogurt into meals and snacks provides essential nutrients including calcium, vitamin D, and protein that are important for health. Look for a new recipe each week!

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Grilled Shrimp with Yogurt Cilantro Salsa

Recipe created by Chef Scott Campbell

Makes 4 servings
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

1 ½ cups (12-ounces) low-fat plain yogurt
¼ cup canned coconut milk
1 cup cilantro leaves, washed
2 tablespoon mint leaves, chopped
½ cup each red, green and yellow bell pepper, diced
½ cup diced cucumber
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced
1 (2-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated
1 clove garlic, minced
½ teaspoon hot sauce, or to taste
¼ teaspoon salt
1 (8-ounce) can pineapple chunks in unsweetened juice, divided
16 large shrimp (20 pieces per pound)
½ teaspoon Cajun Creole seasoning
1 (9-ounce) bag baby spinach leaves

To make the salsa: mix yogurt and coconut milk in a medium bowl until smooth. Reserve 1 tablespoon each of the cilantro and diced peppers for garnish at serving time. Stir the remaining cilantro and peppers into the yogurt mixture along with the mint, cucumber, jalapeño, ginger, garlic, hot sauce and salt. Mix in 1 tablespoon of the canned pineapple juice; refrigerate salsa until serving time. Yield: about 2 1/2 cups salsa

Thread 4 shrimp and 4 pineapple chunks on each skewer. Spray with non-stick cooking spray and sprinkle with Cajun seasoning on each side. Place on heated grill and cook about 2 minutes each side or until nicely browned and shrimp is cooked.

To serve, divide spinach among serving plates and spoon about 1/2 cup salsa onto each plate. Sprinkle reserved cilantro leaves and diced peppers over salsa. Place shrimp skewer alongside salsa.

Nutrition Facts per serving for main dish recipe:

Calories 180
Total Fat 5 g
Saturated Fat 3.5 g
Cholesterol 50 mg
Sodium 390 mg
Calcium 25% Daily Value
Protein 12 g
Carbohydrates 23 g
Dietary Fiber 4 g