Whether you are organizing a barbecue with your friends, you are planning the party menu, or you are looking for some healthy and delicious idea, these lemon shrimp skewers are ideal for you. This dish is not only delicious, but they are an ideal dish for any occasion. It is also easily prepared and with few ingredients.

Customize your skewers

The best thing about this recipe is that you can customize it by changing the herbs and adding a touch of extra flavor. I propose some delicious and original combinations that you can try:

• lemon, black pepper, and turmeric
• lemon, garlic, black pepper, and oregano
• lime, coriander, and chili flakes

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Lemon shrimp skewers

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Phase 3 Serves: 2 Prep Time: 30 min. Cooking Time: 5 min.

Ingredients

• 340 g of peeled shrimps, leaving only the tail
• 3 or 4 fresh lemons
• 3 garlic cloves
• 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
• Fresh herbs of your choice
• Black pepper
• Sea salt

Instructions

1. Fill a large bowl with water, and put your wooden sticks inside, so that they soak for a half-hour and do not burn during cooking.
2. Meanwhile, wash the shrimps well and peel them, leaving the tails on them. You can also ask to have them prepared for you at the fishmonger.
3. Thinly slice one or two lemons, then cut each of the lemon slices into quarters.
4. Now, prepare your skewers: thread three shrimps and two lemon pieces, alternately, on each of your wooden sticks. Repeat this operation until you finish the shrimps.
5. Put all your skewers on a large platter.
6. Very finely chop the garlic and fresh herbs you have chosen. Parsley, chives, and thyme are ideal for this recipe, but you can choose the ones you prefer.
7. Prepare the dressing by mixing in a bowl the juice of two lemons, the oil, the grated skin of a lemon, the minced herbs, the minced garlic, ground black pepper, and a little salt. Mix well and pour over the skewers.
8. Cover the tray with the skewers with plastic wrap and let them rest for about 20 minutes in the fridge.
9. When the skewers have taken on flavor, heat a griddle or non-stick pan and cook the skewers for a few minutes per side. You can also cook them on a barbecue.

This recipe is compatible with the Fast Metabolism Diet’s Phase 3 (FMD); With these quantities, you get 2 protein servings for <20 pounds and 1 healthy fat serving for <20 pounds.

Lemon shrimp skewers was last modified: November 16th, 2020 by Eloisa Faltoni

I hope you enjoy this recipe!

Eloisa

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The Okonomiyaki is a Japanese recipe that was invented in Japan before the Second World War and developed and became popular during and after the war, consists of dough with several ingredients cooked on the grill. The Okonomiyaki can be of shrimp, squid, bacon; it is usually accompanied by mayonnaise and a special sauce for okonomiyaki. The recipe I propose today is a much healthier and gluten-free version of this fantastic Japanese recipe.

Here you can see how to make a perfect mayonnaise

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Okonomiyaki with shrimps

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Phase 3 Serves: 1 Prep Time: 20 min. Cooking Time: 20 min.

Ingredients

• 2 cups chopped cabbage
• 1 egg + 1 egg white
• 1/4 cup of almond milk *
• 2 tablespoons of tapioca flour
• 2 tablespoons of sesame or olive oil
• 56 gr of shrimps
• 1 tablespoon Mayonnaise
• a pinch of salt
• Katsuobushi (optional)

Instructions

1. Wash the cabbage leaves and cut them into small pieces.
2. In a bowl, beat the egg and egg white, with the almond milk and a little salt.
3. Add the tapioca flour, add the cabbage and mix well. Cover with transparent paper and let stand in the refrigerator 10 minutes.
4. In a pan with 1 tablespoon of oil saute the shrimps. Once cooked, add them to the cabbage preparation (reserve some to decorate).
5. In the same pan put the other tablespoon of oil and pour the mixture, spread it a little so that it is flat. It should have a thickness of approximately 2 cm. Cook for about 5 minutes.
6. Turn it over and cook for 5 more minutes.
7. Serve hot with mayonnaise and some shrimp on top. You can also put some Katsuobushi – dehydrated tuna- (optional).

This recipe is suitable for the Fast Metabolism Diet – FMD Phase 3; With these quantities, you get 1 whole dinner for <20 pounds.

 

Okonomiyaki with shrimps was last modified: April 13th, 2019 by Eloisa Faltoni

Notes

*In this recipes you use 1/4 cup of almond milk as a condiment. - WARNING FOR CELIAC: always check that the products that you use are certified without gluten, for who has doubts in this respect can be informed in the following link: https://bit.ly/GlutenFreeSymbol

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