All posts tagged Carrots

Shrimp Salad

by Alane Unger on September 3, 2011 in Food with No comments
ShrimpSalad

What I used:

  • 1 lb shrimp
  • 12 sugar plumb grape tomatoes
  • 2 carrots
  • 1 cup baby herb lettuce
  • 2 tbl canola oil
  • pink himalayan salt to taste

I cooked my shrimp with the tails still on. Feel free to take the tails off first if you so desire.

Cook the shrimp in a pan with the lid on, on low-medium heat with canola oil until pink and no longer translucent. You will need to stir them up in a few minutes to get both sides done.

Slice up tomatoes, peel strips of carrots with vegetable peeler, and arrange on a plate with lettuce.

Once the shrimp are pink, lay them out with the salad ingredients, salt, and enjoy!

Feel free to experiment with this one! Want to throw some olives in there? Go for it! Avocado? Great! There are a lot of things I am currently unable to eat that would be divine on this salad.

This is great as a main course, side dish, or appetizer for a party. Customize it to your liking.

March of the Penguins

by Alane Unger on September 3, 2011 in Food with No comments
penguins

I’ve seen something similar to these made with cream cheese at a party. I am dairy free, so I used a boiled egg for the white of the body instead. If there is a recipe or something you want to eat but you can’t, find out how it’s made and alter it to something safe for you. Be creative! I have yet to find something I couldn’t put together with my restrictions.

Penguins

  • Black Olives
  • Carrots
  • Boiled Eggs
  • Toothpicks

Hard boil the eggs and slice up the whites into a wedge for the white center penguin tummy. We won’t be needing the yolk for this recipe. Cut tiny carrot slices for beaks, and bigger more stable slices that look like a whole pizza (that’s missing a slice) for the feet. Slice open one half of an olive for the body and use an unaltered olive for the head. Squeeze the egg-white slice in the opening you just made in the sliced olive. Use a toothpick to attach the head, body, and feet of the penguin. Put the beak inside, and get the little guy to stand up. Sometimes it helps to make just a few completed penguins to find out what sizes and shapes of eggs and carrots make them balance the best for you.

These don’t have to be just for winter parties! I brought mine to an end of summer party and they were a huge hit!