Getting my eat on!

I’m getting in to the Paleo groove – I’ve made some delicious food including Paleo Banana Bread and my favorite meal so far, tonight’s dinner of butternut squash soup & coconut shrimp with a honey orange zest dip.  I was planning on calling it a blogging day but I loved the coconut shrimp so much I just had to share the recipe.

  Coconut Shrimp w/ Honey Orange Zest Dipping Sauce

Ingredients:

8 large shrimp (20/25′s)

1 egg, beaten in a bowl

1/3 c unsweetened coconut

cayenne pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper to taste

1 tbsp coconut oil to pan fry

Directions:

• heat coconut oil frying pan over medium heat
• pat shrimp dry, season with salt and pepper
• mix unsweetened coconut and seasonings together in a bowl
• dip shrimps in beaten egg
• roll shrimps in coconut mixture to coat
• place in preheated pan (make sure you hear the sizzle of the oil) and cook on each side for 3-4 minutes until golden, gently flip to cook the other side

Dipping Sauce:

1 tsp of paleo mayo

1 tsp honey

a pinch of orange zest

a pinch of cayenne pepper

*mix all ingredients together and serve with shrimp

and since I’m on a roll I will post the butternut squash soup recipe too :)  I made it because I had some squash and coconut milk sitting in the fridge that needed to be used up and figured it would taste delish along with my shrimp.

  Butternut Squash Soup

Ingredients:

• 1/2 c onion, diced
• 1 carrot, diced
• 1 celery stalk, diced
• 2 c butternut squash, cubed
• 1 tsp each of garlic powder, onion powder
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 4 cups chicken broth (I use Pacific Natural Foods Organic Low Sodium or Homemade)
• 1 cup full fat coconut milk
• salt & pepper to taste

Directions:

• saute onions, carrots & celery until tender
• add in butternut squash, garlic and onion powder, stir & heat for a couple of minutes
• add in broth, bring up to boil and simmer for 20 minutes
• blend soup to puree smooth
• add in coconut milk, salt & pepper to taste
• serve with a garnish of toasted hazelnuts if desired