Pesto Shrimp Sandwich with Pine Nuts at foodious.com

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Pesto Shrimp Sandwich with Pine Nuts

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20 minutes

2 servings

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dairy-free

gluten-free

(?)

Has gluten from:

multigrain bread

kid friendly

has meat

has pasta

has seafood

(?)

Has seafood from:

shrimp

mediterranean

vegan

(?)

Not vegan due to:

shrimp

vegetarian

(?)

Not vegetarian due to:

shrimp

pescatarian

paleo

(?)

Not paleo due to:

multigrain bread

This recipe has no customizations.

Nutrition to Balance

This recipe has Fat (total lipid) as 111% (as a percentage of RDA).

You'll likely need to take this into account today to balance out your diet.

Nutrition Rating Details

Here are the percentages used to determine the nutritional rating for this recipe:

• Calcium: 9.4% of RDA
• Calories: 65.2% of RDA
• Carbs: 17.6% of RDA
• Fat (total lipid): 111% of RDA
• Fiber: 53.7% of RDA
• Fructose: 6.9% of RDA
• Protein: 34.7% of RDA
• Sodium: 56.7% of RDA
• Sugar: 25.2% of RDA

• Vitamin A (IU): 18.3% of RDA
• Vitamin B6: 28.6% of RDA
• Vitamin C: 20.6% of RDA
• Iron: 25.0% of RDA
• Magnesium: 60.6% of RDA
• Manganese: 92.0% of RDA
• Niacin: 37.0% of RDA
• Potassium: 37.9% of RDA
• Zinc: 37.9% of RDA

If any nutritional component is greater than 75% of RDA (or any vitamin/mineral is greater than 600% of RDA), the recipe gets a “Nutrition to Balance” rating.

Whether this matters for your diet depends mostly on what other foods you consume today.

MACROS

Carbohydrate

48.3

Calories

1304

Fiber

15.0

Iron

4.72

Protein

39.1

Sodium

765

Sugars

7.88

Fat (total lipid)

68.3

INGREDIENTS

Amount

Measure

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Ingredient

slices

multigrain bread

can use any bread of choice.

1/2

lbs

shrimp

cleaned, peeled, deveined.

whole

roma tomatoes

sliced.

whole

avocado

sliced.

1/2

cups

pine nuts

tbsp

pesto

tbsp

olive oil

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PREPARATION

PREPARING THE SHRIMP

In a cast iron or frying pan, add olive oil and turn heat to medium-high.

Add the clean, deveined shrimp in a single layer.

Cook each side for 3-4 minutes or until completely done.

ASSEMBLING THE SANDWICH

Toast the bread to desired level of crispness.

Evenly spread 1 tbsp of pesto on each slice of bread.

Lay 2 slices of tomato down and layer avocado slices over tomato.

Add cooked shrimp and sprinkle with pine nuts.

THIS RECIPE CAN BE CUSTOMIZED

Make it Shellfish Free!

A shellfish-free variant of this recipe can be made. Just substitute surimi for shrimp.

COMPLETE NUTRITION

This recipe has the following nutrient totals:

Calories 1304

Protein 39.1 g

Carbohydrates 48.3 g

Iron 4.72 mg

Fiber 15.0 g

Calcium 93.8 mg

(plus many more nutrients)

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