Cajun Shrimp with Mockamole

Ingredients:

1 cup of Mockamole (recipe below) 1 large English cucumber

8 oz of raw or cooked shrimp 1 minced garlic clove

1/2 tsp dried cilantro

1/2 tsp smoked paprika

1/8 tsp cayenne

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp fresh ground pepper

1-2 tbsp of water

Combine 1 minced garlic clove, 1/2 tsp dried cilantro, 1/2 tsp smoked paprika, 1/8 tsp cayenne, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp fresh ground pepper, and 1-2 tbsp of water in a bowl or ziplock bag. Add shrimp and marinate covered for 3 or more hours overnight. Once marinated, cook in hot sauté pan 2 minutes per side - cool and assemble.

Slice English cucumber on the diagonal or make rounds. You will need the same number of cucumber slices as the number of shrimps your 8 ounces has. Place Mockamole on top of each cucumber slice, and garnish each one with a shrimp .

8oz protein, 2 cups vegetables

Recipes created by Dea Marie of Dea’s Recipes. For more recipes join her Facebook group at: http://www.fb.com/groups/deasrecipes