{the recipe redux} no cook meals and a guest blog post
Thursday, July 19, 2012 at 12:17PM
I'm happy this month to have my intern and the newest RD I know, Molly Jones (no relation :), doing a guest blog post for The ReDux.
Molly has been interning with me this summer, assisting with ReDux and various projects I have offline. She has a fun concept for a future blog, but I won't steal her thunder today. I'm hopeful when she decides to launch her blog, she'll do a guest post here to announce it. It was truly one of the things that impressed me about her when she applied for the internship. You and I both know blogs can be a dime a dozen... so a novel title or concept definitely catches my attention. If you'd like to connect with Molly, she's new to the Twitterverse, but anxious to get connecting in the social media RD world. So give her a follow @MollyKateJones. Other than, I'll let Molly tell you the rest.
From Molly:
This is my first ReDux blog post, and I am so excited to be participating. I started interning for Regan about a month ago and am very thrilled that she decided to share her vast knowledge of all things social media and marketing with me and is allowing me to participate in The Recipe ReDux. I recently completed my dietetic internship in Charleston, SC and just started a job as an outpatient dietitian at a pediatric weight management clinic. I am so fortunate to be able to gain clinical experience through my job and also learn about a more non-traditional dietetic path through Regan.
Anyways… enough about me, now on to the recipe. For this month’s ReDux theme, “No-cook meals,” I decided to prepare a recipe that has a lot of meaning within my family. I made Pimento Cheese and Shrimp Pitas.
Pimento cheese has always been a staple in my family.
My grandmother, more commonly known to us as “big mama,” made pimento cheese for every family gathering and special occasion. I decided to take her recipe and ReDux it by using non-fat plain Greek yogurt instead of mayonnaise and adding a touch of smoked Gouda for additional flavor.
Pimento cheese always puts a smile on my face because I think of big mama in her oversized moo moo with a spoon in hand, taking a bite after adding each ingredient. She LOVED to cook and eat… almost as much as she loved doting on her grandchildren.
After preparing the pimento cheese, I spread it onto a whole-wheat pita and added spinach, fresh tomatoes and local shrimp. The shrimp are great because you can just buy them pre-cooked and frozen and let them thaw in a bowl of water while you make the pimento cheese. Can’t get much easier than that!
I also decided to add a side of a cold tomato and cucumber salad to help balance out the meal. This meal is perfect for the hot summer weather… I hope you try it!
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Pimento Cheese & Shrimp Pita
Ingredients (makes 6 sandwiches (about 1 1/)
- 1 1/2 cups (6 ounces) extra sharp cheddar cheese, grated
- 1/2 cup (2 ounces) smoked Gouda cheese, grated
- 1 (4-ounce) jar diced pimentos
- 2 Tbsp non-fat plain Greek yogurt
- ½ tsp of cayenne pepper (optional)
- 6 whole-wheat pitas
- 12 fresh tomato slices
- 1 1/2 cups fresh spinach leaves
- 1 pound medium-size shrimp (about 36 shrimp)
- Old Bay seasoning (optional)
Instructions
Combine first 5 ingredients (through cayenne) in a large bowl and mix with a fork until smooth.
Spread 1/4 cup pimento cheese onto a whole-wheat pita and top with spinach leaves, tomato slices and about 6 shrimp. Season with Old Bay, if desired. Fold over and serve.
To beat the heat this summer with other No Cook Meals, be sure to check out these other recipes from our fellow ReDuxers.
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