Categorized:
- Healthy
- Main Dish
Tagged:
- cilantro
- coconut milk
- coconut water
- cumin
- garlic
- green onions
- limes
- olive oil
- rice
- shrimp
Cilantro Lime Shrimp with Coconut Rice
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 lbs large shrimp, deveined and peeled
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1/3 cup sliced then chopped green onions
- 3 cloves garlic, minced (1 Tbsp)
- 1/4 tsp ground cumin
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro
- 1/2 tsp lime zest
- 2 cups Coconut Rice* (recipe linked below)
Instructions
Make the rice:
- Prepare coconut rice about 25 minutes before preparing shrimp as it takes 20 minutes to cook and 5 minutes resting time until it’s ready.
Make the shrimp:
- Heat olive oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add green onions and garlic and saute until garlic is light golden, about 30 seconds.
- Add shrimp, sprinkle cumin evenly over top, season with salt and pepper to taste and saute until shrimp is opaque and cooked through, about 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat, toss with lime juice, cilantro and lime zest. Serve warm over coconut rice.
Notes
- *Click HERE for Coconut Rice recipe.
- If you want a stronger coconut flavor, just stir in some shredded coconut when you fluff the rice after it has cooked.
- I don’t recommend using pre-cooked shrimp in this recipe. It’d be far too tough to eat after being cooked again in the sauce.
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