Dim sum

Baked Sesame Shrimp Toasts

32 diagonally sliced 1/2-inch-thick baguette slices

Cooking spray

1/2 pound raw shrimp, peeled and deveined

1 large egg white

2 1/2 teaspoons sake, Chinese rice wine or dry sherry

2 teaspoons finely grated fresh ginger

1 large garlic clove, minced

1 1/2 teaspoons hot sauce

1 1/2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil, divided

Heaping 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

1/4 teaspoon sugar

4-ounce can water chestnuts, drained and finely chopped

2 scallions, finely chopped (about 1/4cup)

1/4 cup low-fat mayonnaise

2 teaspoons sesame seeds

Heat the oven to 400 degrees. On a rimmed baking sheet, arrange the baguette slices in a single layer. Spritz the slices on both sides with cooking spray. Bake them on the oven’s middle shelf for 4 minutes. Remove from the oven, turn over each slice, then set aside. Reduce the oven to 350 degrees.

In a food processor, combine the shrimp, egg white, sake, ginger, garlic, hot sauce, 1/2 teaspoon of the sesame oil, the salt and the sugar. Puree until smooth. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and stir in the water chestnuts and scallions.

In a small bowl, stir together the mayonnaise and remaining 1 teaspoon sesame oil. Mound a rounded tablespoon of the shrimp mixture on top of each toast and spread evenly over the toast. Brush the top of each mound with some of the mayonnaise mixture, then sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Bake on the oven’s middle shelf for 12 to 14 minutes, or until the shrimp mixture is just cooked through. Serve hot. Makes 32 toasts.

Per toast: 120 calories; 20 calories from fat (17 percent of total calories); 2 g fat (0 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 10 mg cholesterol; 19 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 1 g sugar; 5 g protein; 260 mg sodium.