Shrimp and black beans

Still living off of our Whole Foods purchases, tonight we decided to make shrimp. The only two ingredients we had decided upon were shrimp and black beans, so I challenged us to do something non- Mexican influenced with them. We both went off to our computers to look for other ideas. The majority of the food names we found online were Mexican related, but they just sounded so delicious that we couldn't resist and swung back in that direction.



We cooked the shrimp in one pan with lime zest, and in another mixed together the black beans, a tomato and a green pepper. We then squeezed the lime that we had zested over the top of the completed bowl.


Our shrimp had not been preshelled but I learned that the shrimp shell can be eaten, and also that it contains Chondroitin, an enzyme which is important for joint health. The shell supposedly also helps lower cholesterol levels.

We unfortunately didn't get a picture of the people who at it, who were Sarah, Julia and me.