Whole30 Shrimp And Cauliflower Grits Recipes

HEALTHY SHRIMP AND "GRITS" (WHOLE30, KETO, PALEO)

Steps:

• Fill a medium saucepan with a couple of inches of water and bring to a boil. Place the frozen cauliflower in a steamer basket and top with 1 large clove garlic, chopped. Cover and steam until tender.
• When tender, place the steamed cauliflower and garlic in the bowl of a food processor and add ghee or butter. Do not get rid of the steaming water! Blitz until almost the desired texture. Add salt and a bit of the steaming water, if desired, and process again until the desired consistency.
• Meanwhile, make your shrimp. Pat dry and sprinkle very liberally with Cajun seasoning. You want the shrimp to be almost entirely coated, so don't skimp out here! We probably use about 2-3 tablespoons of seasoning. If your Cajun seasoning does not include salt, salt the shrimp now as well.
• Heat 2 tablespoons ghee or butter in a large skillet, preferably cast-iron, over medium-high heat. Once the skillet is very hot, add the shrimp and cook for a minute or two, or until the bottom side begins turning pink. Flip the shrimp and cook until the bottom side is turning pink. When the shrimp are no longer translucent down the middle, where they've been deveined, remove from the skillet immediately.
• Spoon the cauliflower "grits" into serving bowls and top with half of the shrimp. Pour the ghee and Cajun seasoning "sauce" from the cast-iron skillet over serving bowls. Serve immediately.

SHRIMP AND CAULIFLOWER "GRITS"

Steps:

• Pulse about half of the cauliflower in a food processor until the florets break down into finer pieces about the size of grains of rice (it's totally fine if they clump; think of this step as cauliflower "rice" gone wrong). Transfer to a medium saucepan, pulse the remaining cauliflower and add that to the pan too. Add the milk, 1 tablespoon of the butter, 1/2 teaspoon salt and several grinds of pepper and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Simmer, stirring frequently, until the mixture is soft and smooth and looks like grits, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat, stir in the Parmesan and adjust the seasoning with more salt and pepper if you'd like. Cover and keep warm.
• Season the shrimp with salt and pepper. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp, garlic and cayenne if using and cook, tossing, until the shrimp are pink and just cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat, add the parsley, lemon juice and 1 tablespoon water and stir to coat the shrimp with the sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
• Divide the cauliflower grits among shallow bowls and top with the shrimp and sauce. Serve with lemon wedges.

WHOLE30 SHRIMP AND CAULIFLOWER GRITS

Steps:

• Pulse about half of the cauliflower in a food processor until the florets break down to fine pieces about the size of rice grains (it's okay if they clump; think of this step as cauliflower "rice" gone wrong). Transfer to a medium saucepan, pulse the remaining cauliflower and add that to the pan too. Add the almond milk, 1 tablespoon of the oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and several grinds of pepper and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Simmer, stirring frequently, until the mixture is soft, smooth and looks like grits, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat, stir in the nutritional yeast, if using, and adjust the seasoning with more salt and pepper if you'd like. Cover and keep warm.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the collards, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and cook, tossing, until slightly wilted and tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and keep warm. Wipe the skillet clean.
• Sprinkle the shrimp with salt and pepper. Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp, garlic and cayenne, if using. Cook, tossing, until the shrimp are pink and just cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat, add the parsley, lemon juice and 1 tablespoon water and stir to coat the shrimp with the sauce.
• Divide the cauliflower grits among shallow bowls. Top with the collards and then the shrimp and sauce. Serve with lemon wedges.