Weight Watchers Composed Appetizer Platter recipe - 5 points

Weight Watchers Composed Appetizer Platter recipe
Makes 8 servings

Ingredients
3/4 lb cooked shrimp, peeled but with tails left on
1 head fresh cauliflower and 1 head fresh broccoli, washed and cut into bite-size pieces
2 (10 ounce) cans button mushrooms, drained
1 pint grape tomato or cherry tomatoes, washed
1 cup pitted Kalamata olives (optional)
2 cups baby carrots, washed and scraped
1/2 small red onion, sliced
4 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and halved
1 (8 ounce) bottle Italian salad dressing
freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Preparation
1. The night before serving, place the cauliflower pieces, mushrooms, tomatoes, carrots, onions and olives (if using) in a large bowl.
2. Pour the dressing bottle over the vegetables and mix well.
3. Tightly cover and refrigerate overnight.
4. In the morning, add the cooked shrimp to the vegetable mixture. Combine gently but thoroughly; keep covered and refrigerated until ready to serve.
5. Just before serving, drain the shrimp/vegetable mixture well and arrange attractively on a platter.
6. Arrange the hard boiled egg halves around the edge of the platter, grind some black pepper over and serve.

WW POINTS per serving: 5
Nutritional information per serving: 236 calories, 11.7g fat, 5.4g fiber

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Weight Watchers Vietnamese Grilled Shrimp recipe - 4 points

weight watchers vietnamese grilled shrimp recipe

Weight Watchers Vietnamese Grilled Shrimp recipe
Makes 4 servings

Ingredients
1 1/2-2 lbs large shrimp
1 teaspoon minced chili, or to taste
3 tablespoons lime juice, or to taste
3 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
salt, to taste

Preparation
1. Start a charcoal or gas grill.
2. The heat should be medium-hot and the rack no more than 4 inches from the heat source.
3. Peel and devein the shrimp (optional).
4. Combine the chili, sugar, lime juice and Thai fish sauce.
5. Adjust seasoning according to taste.
6. Lightly salt the shrimp, then grill them for about 2 minutes on each side.
7. Divide the sauce among 4 bowls and serve as a dip for the shrimp.

One serving is approximately 200 grams.
WW POINTS per serving: 4
Nutritional information per serving: 202 calories, 3g fat, 0.1g fiber

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