Bright Line Eats

This is a great meal that you can have as a complete BLE women’s weight loss dinner.

Start with a little olive oil in a skillet – heat to medium. Place 16oz of shrimp in the pan and season with 1 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper and 2 tsp cumin. Cook for 2 minutes.

Turn the shrimp and add 2 tbsp of lime juice and cook for 2 more minutes, until shrimp are pink and no longer translucent.

In a large mixing bowl combine black beans, avocado, jalapeño, cucumber, red bell pepper and fresh cilantro.

Add the cooked shrimp and liquid from the pan to the vegetables and stir to combine.

Add 1/4 of the mixture to a bed of lettuce. This protein, 1 fat (avocado) and vegetables make a complete BLE dinner. Recipe to follow.

lime, cilantro, shrimp and black bean salad

• 10oz black beans, rinsed and drained

• 1 med ripe avocado, diced

• 1 medium jalapeño, deseed and diced

• 16oz cucumber, diced

• 10oz red pepper, diced

• 2 tbsp fresh cilantro, minced

• 2 tbsp olive oil

• 1 lb (16oz) shrimp

• 2 tsp cumin

• 1 tsp salt

• 1/4 tsp pepper

• 2 tbsp lime juice

• 20oz romaine lettuce

Mix black beans, avocado, jalapeño, red pepper, cucumber and cilantro.

Heat olive oil in a medium skillet. Add shrimp and sprinkle with cumin, salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat for about 2 minutes.

Turn shrimp and add lime juice. Cook another 2 minutes.

Add shrimp mixture to the vegetables and toss. Serve over lettuce.

Makes 4 servings.

Enjoy!