St. Patty's Day Low Cal Recipes

  Luck O' the Mojito

 Calories: 90

This Mojito recipe uses fresh green herbs to help you celebrate St. Patty's Day the healthier way.


 

Directions: 

 In the bottom of a Collins or mixing glass, muddle 1 teaspoon sugar, 1 teaspoon water, herbs (1 pinch fresh ginger, peeled and grated, 3 medium basil leaves, 3 mint leaves) and juice of half a lime. 

Pour in 1 oz. of white rum (or vodka, if you prefer) and stir. 

Top with crushed ice and club soda. 

Garnish with a lime wheel.

Green Sangria

Directions:

Servings: 6

Calories: 115 

Ingredients:   

 bottle of Pinot Grigio

 1 oz. Midori melon liqueur

1/2 green apple (cored and sliced)

 1/2 lime (sliced)

1/4 English cucumber (sliced)

 10 mint leaves

 1/2 kiwi fruit (peeled and sliced)

club soda.

Directions:

 Combine all ingredients except club soda in a pitcher and refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours and a maximum of 8 hours. 

For individual servings, spoon some of the fruit into a wine glass before pouring and then top off with a splash of club soda, diet lemon-lime soda or diet ginger ale to taste.

Irish Spring 

Servings: 1

Calories: 150

Ingredients:

Vodka

Green Creme de Menthe

Club Soda

Directions:

 Fill a Collins glass with ice. Add 3/4 oz. vodka and 1/2 oz. green creme de menthe. Top with 1/4 oz. club soda.

Irish Iced Tea

Calories: 80

Directions:  

Brew 6 oz. Irish Breakfast Tea and let cool. Combine 1 oz. Irish whiskey, 1/2 oz. fresh lemon juice, and tea in a mixing glass. 

Add ice and stir until chilled (about 20 seconds).

 Strain over fresh ice in a Collins glass. Garnish with a lemon wheel. 

Optional: If you want to sweeten it with a teaspoon of sugar, add 16 calories to your total.

 

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Black Bean Salad

Black Bean Salad with Corn, Red Peppers, Avocado & Lime-Cilantro Vinaigrette

Simple and delicious salad to get ready for summer!

Anything with cilantro is more than alright in my book. For this recipe, finely chop cilantro and set aside.

Drain and rinse canned back bleans. 

I prefer fresh corn because it adds more crunch and nutritional value than canned corn. Slice corn off the cob and set aside. 

Finely chop bell peppers. You can add green, yellow, or red peppers to make it more colorful. 

Mix all your ingredients together in the bowl. 

Lastly, right before serving, add avacados!! (My favorite part) 

Ingredients

• 2 15-ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 3 ears fresh corn, cooked, cooled and kernels cut off the cob
• 2 red bell peppers, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons minced shallots (you’ll need one medium shallot)
• 2 teaspoons salt
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 9 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (I like Colavita)
• 6 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon lime zest (be sure to zest limes before juicing them)
• ½ cup chopped cilantro, plus more to garnish
• 2 Hass avocados, diced

Instructions

1. Combine all ingredients except avocados in a large bowl and mix well. Cover and chill for a few hours or overnight. Right before serving, add avocados and mix gently, being careful not to mash avocados. Garnish with a few sprigs of freshly chopped cilantro if desired. Serve at room temperature.

Easy Asian Style Turkey and Beef Lettuce Wraps

Rating: 5

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 large onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 1/2 lb ground turkey
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 3 tbsp oyster sauce
• 3 tbsp sesame seeds
• 1 tbsp garlic chili sauce (optional, will add a bit of spice to the meat)
• 4 cups bean sprouts
• lettuce leaves

Directions:

1. Coat a nonstick pan with cooking spray and heat. Add the onion, garlic, beef and turkey, stir and cook until meat is browned and the onion is cooked.
2. Add the soy and oyster sauces, the chili garlic sauce, stir and cook uncovered for 5 more minutes, stirring as needed.
3. Add the sesame seeds and the bean sprouts, mix and cook for another 2 minutes.
4. To serve, divide the meat between the lettuce leaves, roll the leaves and enjoy.

Notes

It’s hard to say how many servings this dish will make because it depends on the size of the lettuce leaves.

The entire dish has 28 weight watchers points, which would make it 7 points per servings if you make 4 servings out of this dish. This would generate 4 good size portions.