{"id":25685,"date":"2015-05-05T00:30:40","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T04:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=25685"},"modified":"2015-05-04T23:05:05","modified_gmt":"2015-05-05T03:05:05","slug":"tex-mex-shrimp-tomatoes-and-olives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2015\/05\/05\/tex-mex-shrimp-tomatoes-and-olives\/","title":{"rendered":"Tex-Mex Shrimp, Tomatoes and Olives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Tenga un feliz <strong>Cinco de Mayo<\/strong><\/span><\/em>! \u00a0(Have a happy 5th of May!) \u00a0From what I have read the citizens of Mexico do not really celebrate Cinco de Mayo like we here in the United States do! \u00a0(What is that all about?!?) \u00a0But nevertheless we do! \u00a0According to a number of &lt;seemingly&gt; reputable sources, there are more Mexican\/Tex-Mexican restaurants here in the US than any other ethnic-style restaurants.<br \/>\nAnd we all have our favorites, right? Of course, tacos in all their many variations probably reign supreme. But guacamole, salsa &amp; chips, burritos, _________ (fill in your fav!) are extremely popular also. \u00a0Do you and your loved ones plan to indulge in some Mex or Tex-Mex foods today?<br \/>\nHere is a dish that Robert and I enjoyed recently which would be perfect for lunch or supper! \u00a0I served it with homemade guacamole (easy-peasy!) along with this <a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/2014\/07\/28\/black-bean-corn-mango-salad-w-honey-lime-vinaigrette\/\" target=\"_blank\">black bean salad<\/a>. \u00a0This meal fit so well into our healthy but oh-so-yummy POV\u2014lots of fresh veggies, healthy fats, and protein low in fat and calories. But, best of all, delicioso! <em><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u00a1Buen provecho!<\/span><\/strong><\/em> (Enjoy!)<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Tex-Mex Shrimp, Tomatoes, and Olives<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-04-19.15.32.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-25686\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-04-19.15.32-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"2015-05-04 19.15.32\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-04-19.15.32-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-04-19.15.32-1024x765.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ingredients<\/span><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>2 teaspoons olive oil<br \/>\n1 medium red onion, halved and sliced into thin half moons<br \/>\n1 jalape\u00f1o pepper, seeded and very thinly sliced, (optional)<br \/>\n2 tablespoons minced garlic<br \/>\n1 pound shrimp, peeled and cleaned<br \/>\n1 cup grape tomatoes, halved<br \/>\n1\/2 (or more!) cup pitted green olives<br \/>\n1 lime, zested and juiced<br \/>\nlemon-pepper seasoning, to taste<br \/>\n1\/2 avocado, cubed<br \/>\n1 lime, cut into 4 wedges (for garnish)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>directions<\/strong><\/span>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>heat oil in a large saute pan over medium heat<\/li>\n<li>add onion and jalape\u00f1os (if using), cook for 7-8 minutes \u2018til just beginning to soften<\/li>\n<li>lower heat and add garlic; cook, stirring constantly for 1 minute<\/li>\n<li>stir in tomato halves, cover and cook for 3 to 4 minutes\u2019 til tomatoes begin to soften<\/li>\n<li>add olives, lime juice, and zest; cook for 5 minutes more to allow flavors to blend<\/li>\n<li>season well with lemon-pepper seasoning (or simply salt &amp; pepper)<\/li>\n<li>garnish as desired<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u2665 \u00a0\u00a0\u2665\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2665\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2665\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2665<\/span><\/p>\n<p>God loves you!<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u2665\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>(Please don\u2019t\u00a0<strong>ever<\/strong>\u00a0forget that!)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u2665\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0coleen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tenga un feliz Cinco de Mayo! \u00a0(Have a happy 5th of May!) \u00a0From what I have read the citizens of Mexico do not really celebrate Cinco de Mayo like we here in the United States do! \u00a0(What is that all about?!?) \u00a0But nevertheless we do! \u00a0According to a number of &lt;seemingly&gt; reputable sources, there are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":25686,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[15],"tags":[3038,1805,8826,235,1287,425,4634,483,6615,1285],"class_list":["post-25685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-at-home-with-gch","tag-at-home-w-gch","tag-avocado","tag-cinco-de-mayo","tag-coleen-hayden","tag-gch","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-green-olives","tag-healthy-but-oh-so-yummy","tag-shrimp","tag-tex-mex","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-04-19.15.32.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p39pHp-6Gh","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25685"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25689,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25685\/revisions\/25689"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}