Mango Caliente

Approx. 80 calories (0 grams of fat) per serving. Recipe serves 2

Ingredients

• 1 small cucumber, sliced
• 1 small ripe mango, cubed
• 1 Tbs. cayenne pepper

Directions

1. Arrange the mango and cucumber on a plate.
2. Dust with cayenne pepper.

**The sweet mango, cool crisp cucumber and fiery cayenne create a great sensation in your mouth!

Stir Fried Veggies on Saifun

Approx. 300 calories (9 grams of fat) per serving. Recipe serves 4

Ingredients

• 4 oz. Saifun (cellophane noodles/bean threads)
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 yellow bell pepper
• 1 zucchini
• 6 green onions
• 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1/4 cup teriyaki sauce

Directions

1. Heat 1/4 cup oil in a saucepan.
2. Add dry saifun and cook until it's puffy. Drain on paper to remove oil.
3. Lightly spray a sauté pan with olive oil.
4. Add the bell pepper, zucchini, green onions, and cilantro.
5. Add the teriyaki sauce and cook until vegetables are tender.
6. Serve over cooked saifun.
   

(For soft noodles, and virtually no fat, let the saifun stand in hot water for 15 mins, rather than deep frying it.)

Garden Delight

Approx. 300 calories (0 grams of fat) per serving. Recipe serves 4

Ingredients

• 1 can straw mushrooms
• 1 can bamboo shoots
• 1 cup baby carrots
• 1 zucchini
• 1 cup broccoli
• 1 large tomato
• 6 green onions
• 8 oz. dry Saifun (cellophane noodles)
• 2 Tbs. chopped garlic
• 2 Tbs. chopped ginger
• 2 Tbs. crushed red pepper
• 3 Tbs. Teriyaki Sauce
• 3 Tbs. Rice Vinegar
• 2 cups water

Directions

1. Heat garlic, ginger, red pepper, Teriyaki Sauce, vinegar and water until boiling.
2. Toss in dry noodles and simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Add carrots and bamboo shoots, then bring to a boil.
4. Once most of the water is absorbed or boiled off, add the remaining vegetables.
5. Cook until the broccoli and zucchini are tender but not soggy.
   

Sliced fruit with strawberry puree

Approx. 85 calories (0 grams of fat) per serving. Recipe serves 2

Ingredients

• 1 small banana
• 2 kiwi fruits, sliced
• 1 cup strawberries
• 1/4 cup blackberries
  

Directions

1. Remove the leaves, then puree the strawberries in the blender.
2. Serve with bananas, blackberries, and kiwi fruit.
   
   (OK....so this recipe isn't much different from the fruit with mango puree, but it was too pretty to just eat without taking a picture!!)

Gingered Shrimp

Approx. 100 calories (1 gram of fat) per serving.

Recipe serves 10 (approx. 6 pieces each)

Ingredients

• 1 lb shrimp
• 1 fresh pineapple
• 1/2 cup pineapple juice
• 1/8 cup pickled ginger slices
• 1/8 cup soy sauce
• toothpicks

Directions

1. Mix pineapple juice, 3-4 slices of ginger, and soy sauce.
2. Add boiled, peeled, deveined shrimp (50-70 per pound).
3. Let shrimp marinate for at least 3 hours.
4. Place a toothpick through a shrimp, a small slice of ginger, and a pineapple chunck.
5. Anchor each toothpick into the top half of a pineapple.