Grilled Shrimp with French Green Lentils and Roasted Carrots, Fennel, and Shallots

This healthy and earthy dish is very satisfying and simple to make. You will be happy you tried it 🙂 I used the carrots and fennel from our CSA from JBG

 

Prep : 25 min

Cook Time: 30 min

Serves: 2

 

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup cooked green lentils
• 10 Large raw shrimp, peeled and deveined, leave tail on.
• 1/2 Cup carrot, cubed
• 1/2 Cup fennel, shaved
• 1/4 Cup shallots, shaved
• 2 TBS balsamic vinegar
• 3 TBS olive oil
• Pinch of dill pollen
• Salt
• Pepper

Instructions:

1. Make a vinaigrette with balsamic, 1 TBS olive oil, pinch of dill pollen, pinch of salt and pepper. Mix well.
2. Roast veggies on foil lined pan with 1 tbs olive oil and salt and pepper pinch for 20-25 min. Reserve in foil to keep warm. 
3. Heat medium skillet to high and saute shrimp in a TBS of olive oil, season with salt and pepper.
4. Mix roasted veggies, lentils, and vinaigrette together and serve shrimp on top.
5. Enjoy!

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This is a zesty spin on shrimp and grits, I hope you enjoy!

Prep Time: 30 min

Serves: 4

Cook Time: 30 min

Ingredients: 

• 1 C. Corn Grits (Bob’s Red Mill Brand is nice).
• 24 Large raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 5 Slices of uncooked bacon
• 1 TBS Rendered duck fat
• 1/2 C. Fontina cheese
• 1/4 C. Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 Stick of butter
• 1/4 C. Heavy cream
• 1/4 C. Milk
• Scallions and Green Onion
• Kosher Salt and Pepper
• 1/2 tsp. Old Bay

Instructions: 

1. Cook 1 Cup of corn grits as directed on package.
2. Add cheese, cream, milk, and salt and pepper to taste. Cover and keep warm.
3. Cook up bacon in large skillet on medium high. Keep grease heated and add TBS of duck fat to grease. Keep heat to medium high. Reserve bacon on a paper towel, once cooled break into pieces.
4. Add shrimp to heated greased skillet and sprinkle Old Bay on top of shrimp as well as a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook for about 1.5 min on each side, until done. Don’t over cook.
5. Place a mound of grits on a plate top with shrimp, then bacon crumbles, then scallions and green onions. Sprinkle with some parmesan (if you are feeling saucy)  and garnish with a Meyer lemon wedge.  Great with brussel sprouts!

Cheers enjoy!