Dinner Ideas - How To Make Healthy Shrimp and Asparagus Salad

Summer is upon us and with these high temps and heatwaves, who wants to cook a complicated meal with hours spent in the kitchen.  A light and healthy dinner is the answer with seasonal veggies and healthy seafood combined.

Shrimp promotes heart and brain health.  It contains healthy omega-3 fatty acids which are extremely important in preventing heart disease.

                                                               Source:  Southern Living Magazine

How To Make Healthy Shrimp and Asparagus Salad

Ingredients:

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup uncooked orzo
8 oz. fresh asparagus cut into 1-inch pieces
1 cup fresh sugar snap peas
1 cup fresh or frozen peas
12 peeled and deveined medium shrimp
1/4 cup each of chives, tarragon, and parsley

Directions:  

1. Whisk oil, juice, salt, and pepper and set aside.
2. Cook orzo per directions and place in a bowl to cool. 
3. In a large saucepan boil asparagus, sugar snap peas until bright green approx. 2 mins. then add peas and stir until softened.  Transfer vegetables to an ice bath but keep water in the saucepan to cook the shrimp.
4. Boil shrimp until pink approx. 3 mins., drain and transfer to ice bath with vegetables.
5. Mix together shrimp, vegetables, chives, parsley.  Drizzle with dressing and toss to combine.

This recipe can be served at room temperature or chilled.  Enjoy!