A restaurant favorite … all the taste you want, but with the wholesome, healthy ingredients of a home-cooked meal.
Serves 4
Ingredients:
6-inch skewers
1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
2 large eggs
1 lime, juiced and zested
1 pound large shrimp, peeled, deveined, with tails removed.
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions:
Preheat broiler. Place a wire rack on a baking sheet.
Whisk together the eggs in a shallow dish. In another shallow dish, combine coconut and lime.
Dip each shrimp into the eggs and then coat with the coconut/lime mixture.
Thread 3 shrimp onto each skewer (you might have to double up on one or two skewers, depending on shrimp count).
Place the skewers on the wire rack and broil for 2 minutes. Flip the skewers over and cook for another 1-2 minutes, until the shrimp are cooked through. Remove from the oven.
Enjoy with your favorite dipping sauce! Bonus recipe below. :)
Orange Dipping Sauce
Ingredients:
½ cup no-sugar, juice-sweetened orange marmalade
2 tsp mustard
1 tsp prepared horseradish
Dash of sea salt
Directions:
Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl.
Recipe by: Saara Haapanen
Photo Credit: Canva by LauriPatterson from Getty Images Signature