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Hot Shrimp With Cool Salsa

Ingredients: 

1/4 cup prepared salsa
4 tablespoons fresh lime juice divided
1 teaspoon honey
1 garlic clove minced
2 drops hot pepper sauce - (to 4)
1 pound large shrimp peeled, deveined,
with tails intact
1 cup finely-diced honeydew melon
1/2 cup finely-diced unpeeled cucumber
2 tablespoons minced parsley
1 green onion finely chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon salt

Yield: 

4 Servings

Method: 

To make marinade, combine prepared salsa, 2 tablespoons lime juice, honey, garlic and hot pepper sauce in small bowl. Thread shrimp onto skewers. Brush shrimp with marinade; set aside.

To make salsa, combine remaining 2 tablespoons lime juice, melon, cucumber, parsley, onion, sugar, oil and salt in medium bowl; mix well.

Grill shrimp over medium coals 4 to 5 minutes or until shrimp are opaque, turning once. Serve with salsa.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Exchanges Per Serving: 2 Meat, 1/2 Fruit.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 132; Calories from Fat 15%; Total Fat 2g; Saturated Fat 1g; Protein 19g; Carbohydrates 8g; Cholesterol 175mg; Sodium 398mg; Dietary Fiber 1g.