Last night we had the perfect dinner after a hot, sweaty day.
Using pre-cooked shrimp, this recipe was really easy. I got it from http://www.everydaypaleo.com/ (I love that blog!) and the recipe follows:
Ginger Shrimp Salad
1 lb medium shrimp (tails removed, cooked, and de-veined)
3 green onions
1 tsp grated fresh ginger
1/2 tsp crushed garlic
Pinch of sea salt (optional - it wasn't needed to taste great!)
Palm full of red pepper flakes
Juice from 1 lemon
Fresh Arugula (or any dark green, leafy salad)
Olive oil to taste
1 Avocado
If you are using frozen shrimp like I did; thaw, drain and pat dry with paper towels. If using fresh shrimp, remove tails, de-vein, and toss into boiling water. Bring the water back to a simmer. Once the shrimp rise to the top, remove them and place in ice water. Then drain and pat dry with paper towels.
Toss the cold shrimp with the lemon juice, ginger, garlic, onions, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Serve on a bed of arugula (or salad) garnished with sliced avocado and top with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.
Yummy!
We had an open meal on Wednesday and we blame that for our complete lack of energy all day yesterday. Yuck. It doesn't help that our son is cutting his two year molars as well, and we could hardly function. I am starting to like open meals less and less...sure, it tastes great at the time to have bread or cheese or whatever, but then later it feels like there is a brick sitting in my stomach, my eczema flairs up, and my energy tanks. Not really worth it!
It turns out my Mom has been following my blog and eating a modified Paleo diet until she gets the book to read for herself, and in 3 weeks, she has lost 7 pounds! How great is that?!
It is time for me to go get my breakfast - an egg, a peach and some walnuts. So much better than a soggy bowl of cereal!
Oh, and forgive the small picture. I am not sure what is going on with blogger. I post the pic, select medium size, like always, and then it shows up small. When I click on it to re-size it, the options disappear before I can click on anything. Rather frustrating! To see the pic bigger, just click on it.
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| Ginger Shrimp Salad |
Ginger Shrimp Salad
1 lb medium shrimp (tails removed, cooked, and de-veined)
3 green onions
1 tsp grated fresh ginger
1/2 tsp crushed garlic
Pinch of sea salt (optional - it wasn't needed to taste great!)
Palm full of red pepper flakes
Juice from 1 lemon
Fresh Arugula (or any dark green, leafy salad)
Olive oil to taste
1 Avocado
If you are using frozen shrimp like I did; thaw, drain and pat dry with paper towels. If using fresh shrimp, remove tails, de-vein, and toss into boiling water. Bring the water back to a simmer. Once the shrimp rise to the top, remove them and place in ice water. Then drain and pat dry with paper towels.
Toss the cold shrimp with the lemon juice, ginger, garlic, onions, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Serve on a bed of arugula (or salad) garnished with sliced avocado and top with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.
Yummy!
We had an open meal on Wednesday and we blame that for our complete lack of energy all day yesterday. Yuck. It doesn't help that our son is cutting his two year molars as well, and we could hardly function. I am starting to like open meals less and less...sure, it tastes great at the time to have bread or cheese or whatever, but then later it feels like there is a brick sitting in my stomach, my eczema flairs up, and my energy tanks. Not really worth it!
It turns out my Mom has been following my blog and eating a modified Paleo diet until she gets the book to read for herself, and in 3 weeks, she has lost 7 pounds! How great is that?!
It is time for me to go get my breakfast - an egg, a peach and some walnuts. So much better than a soggy bowl of cereal!
Oh, and forgive the small picture. I am not sure what is going on with blogger. I post the pic, select medium size, like always, and then it shows up small. When I click on it to re-size it, the options disappear before I can click on anything. Rather frustrating! To see the pic bigger, just click on it.
