Sauteed Shrimp with Mango Salad and Cilantro Rice

Recently I came across a great dinner recipe on www.marthastewart.com but wanted something easier to make, so I adapted for this recipe. The result is a quick dinner that is full on flavour. Enjoy!

Prep time: 30 minutes (includes marinating time)
Hands on cook time: 10 minutes
Total time: 40 minutes


Ingredients
Cilantro Rice
2 servings of minute long grain brown rice (with any water, margarine and salt as noted on the box)
handful of cilantro chopped


Mango Salad
1 mango, chopped into chunks
6 radishes, sliced
1/2 onion thinly sliced
2 tsp olive oil
1 tsp honey
lime juice from 1 lime
3 handfuls of mixed greens


Spicy Shrimp
20-30 small to medium sized raw shrimp, deveined, tails removed, defrosted (I used pacific shrimp)
1/2 banana pepper, finely chopped
3 tsp olive oil
1 tsp garlic, minced




Directions

1. Put shrimp, banana pepper, 1 tsp oil into a sealable container, combine, and put in the fridge to marinate for about 30 minutes. 
2. While the shrimp is marinating combine mango, onion, lime juice and radish and combine in a bowl.
3. In a small bowl, whisk 2 tsp olive oil with honey and add to bowl with mango mixture.
4. Prepare minute rice as noted on the package, and add cilantro then cook per instructions on the box. 
5. When shrimp is done marinating, add 2 tsp olive oil and garlic to pan over medium heat. Once hot add shrimp and cook for approx 2 minutes per side, until shrimp is cooked. Drain off some of the liquid, but keep the garlic and peppers.
6. Plate the meal with baby greens, topped with mango mixture. Add rice to side of plate, and top with shrimp. 
7. Enjoy!