What a great day!! It really is remarkable how much better my mood is when its warmer and sunny out. I had every intent of making baked BBQ chicken with rice and broccoli for dinner tonight, but when I set foot outside after work today, I knew there was no way I’d be able to have a hot kitchen and a hot meal after Jazzercise (burned 670 calories today!) After class, I headed to our newly remodeled Dominick‘s grocery store to pick up some cold and fresh ingredients for some veggie-based dinner. EVERYTHING looked gorgeous! I’d had a memory earlier of a shrimp-based recipe that my mom made for me once that was rolled up into rice paper rolls. I went on a search through the grocery store for those wraps, but they didn’t have them… so the plan changed.
We ended up tonight with the most delicious, sweet-and-spicy, veggie-full shrimp salad (complete with cabbage, so it’s officially my BSI entry!). I got creative with presentation and made my own wonton bowls out of wonton wrappers! This recipe could very easily be made with chicken, or made vegetarian, or even vegan! The recipe is in 3 parts: bowl, salad, and dressing. It looks long and complicated, but TRUST ME, its totally not.
Fresh, bright, and delicious
Fresh, bright, and delicious
Shrimp Salad in Wonton Bowls
Bowl Instructions
Liberally spray a large-size muffin tin with cooking spray. Take pre-made wonton wrappers and press the center into every other muffin tin space. Liberally spray each wrapper cup with spray, and bake at 350* until golden brown, about 15 minutes.
Salad Ingredients
1 lb. small cooked shrimp, shell-off, tail-off
1 red pepper, diced
1 cucumber, diced
1/3 head cabbage, cut into small strips
3 small scallions, chopped
1/4 c. sliced almonds, toasted
big handful of cilantro, chopped
Salad instructions
Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
Dressing Ingredients
1/4 c. sugar free apricot preserves
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/4 tsp. sriracha or other hot sauce
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
salt and pepper to taste
Dressing Instructions
Place the preserves in a small, microwave safe bowl. Microwave until preserves have melted. Stir other ingredients except S&P into the preserves, then pour it over the salad. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Allow to chill about 30 minutes before serving in wonton bowls.
WHEW! That was a lot of typing! I’ve got to say, as complicated as this recipe looks, it’s the exact opposite of complicated. It was simple, and SO fresh tasting. There’s thankfully quite a bit leftover for lunch tomorrow, and after the St. Patrick’s Day pig-out I had today, I desperately need some lighter food!
Have a great night all!
GREAT entry for BSI!!
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haha i feel like i say “what a great recipe” every time i come to your blog. and i’m going to say it again. what a great recipe! i really need to do more with wonton wrappers …
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great BSI entry! they look great
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Hey Mara!
I’m just catching up on your past few entries….just wanted to tell you that I think you are so brave and fabulous for sharing your personal struggles with all of us. I support you and I know that you will do wonderfully with all of this. Look at it like a new “adventure” in your weight loss journey
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Looks great! I especially love the presentation in the little bowls!
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Yuuuummmmm!!! We were both thinking shrimp tonight
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This looks so awesome!
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That is so beautiful!! I feel like I could feel the crunch from here.
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Very creative!
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Wow, Mara! You are so creative. This dish looks perfect for a day like today (though from the sounds of it – you may have had warmer weather than us on the East Coast. I was still a bit cold!)
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What a great idea! I have to try this out. I’ve seen taco shells made using a similar method but with tortillas instead of wonton skins.
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Thanks for the entry – it looks great! I just added it to the original BSI post.
Jazzercise sounds so much fun, but I never have the stamina for those classes. Once, I tried kickboxing and nearly hyperventilated after 15 minutes!
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holy wow. those look amazing!
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Mara oh Mara.. where do you get such great inspiration for recipes like this?!?!? You’re AWESOME!!! That looks so tasty!
Plus, 670 calories is just an insane number. heheheh
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Wow, great use of the BSI ingredient! I absolutely love wontons (the cheesy filled ones are my fave, haha) and can’t go wrong with shrimp, either!
Glad you enjoyed St. Patty’s Day – I still have never seen the green river. I have to do it next year!
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Oh mara, that sounds so refreshing!
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Anything in a wonton wrapper sounds good to me! Plus it has shrimp, how can you go wrong?
And the BSI is cabbage eh? I think I have a recipe I can enter. Yay!
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great BSI entry, it looks delicious!!!
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AMAZING!
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Those bowls look so fancy and tasty. Great recipe!
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Your dinners are so creative, I love the looks of that!
And whoa for Jazzercise, I had no idea it burned such mad calories!
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Thanks so much for stopping by the challenge! I’m excited that you’ll be joining in
And I LOVE this recipe — it’s so beautifully presented!
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How awesome and creative! I’ve used wonton wrappers to make ravioli, but I’ve never used them like this. Oh the possibilities!!! What a fabulous idea!
Way to go with the Jazzercise!
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Mara @ What's For Dinner? Reply:
March 18th, 2009 at 8:34 am
I’ve never even thought to use them to make ravioli!! I’m doing that tonight!
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This looks great! You have so many yummy looking recipes on here–I have so many bookmarked! I think I might be able to pull this one off! Good luck with your entry, I think this is a strong contender!
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What a great looking dinner! And a great entry for BSI
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ahh i love shrimp.. ahh i love salad… ahhh it’s a match made it heaven!
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Ok, if I wasnt deathly allergic to shrimp… I would eat those right now!
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I so agree with you on the sunny days! Yesterday we had a lovely sunny day as well although seems a bit grey now.. Hopefully the sun will break through again! Your recipe seems like the perfect start of spring for me! Love the styling too with the wonton-thingies!
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why do I imagine your house is always filled with fab scents and birds weaving garlands in your hair while you cook?
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This looks SO tasty and fresh! And good job on that killer workout session!
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