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Healthy Baked Goods Recipes Made Without Gluten and Sugar

Spicy Shrimp with Fennel

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Another 1 pan easy to fix meal. I made the spicy shrimp two ways: 1. with wasabi paste and 2. with dried chili peppers. Both versions came out terrific so I am writing this recipe as an either or in regards to which spice you choose to use.

If you love asparagus or want to make asparagus a favorite vegetable of others try this easy recipe. It is a great side dish to go with any protein or on top of pasta for vegetarian meal.

Spicy Shrimp with Fennel

Ingredients:

  • 8 medium cleaned shrimp
  • 1 fennel sliced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • salt and pepper

For the Marinade:

  • 2 tablespoon tequila
  • 1 teaspoon wasabi paste or dried chili pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoon mirin
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  1. Combine the ingredients for the marinade in a bowl, add the shrimp which has been salt and peppered to taste and marinate for about 10 to 15 minutes.
  2. In a skillet heat the olive oil, add the sliced fennel with some salt and saute for about 7 minutes. Add the shrimp to the pan and cook until the shrimp is plump and pink (careful not to over cook the shrimp).

wasbi spiced shrimp

Summer Tuna Wasabi Salad

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This is an easy & quick and a spectacular salad. Great for lunch or summer dinner with a glass of chilled white wine.

Summer Tuna Wasabi Salad

Ingredients

  • 2 tuna steaks – about 3/4 lb
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 1/4 cup chopped radish
  • 1 cup chopped English cucumber
  • 3 scallions – white and green parts chopped
  • 5 to 6 mini heirloom tomatoes (cut in half)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 sheets of Nori (sea vegetable) cut into strips
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon wasabi paste*
  • 4 tablespoons wasabi mayo **
  • 1/4 cup and 1 tablespoon tamari (separated)
  • salt and pepper
  • butter lettuce to serve the salad on***

Takes

Instructions

  1. Heat the tablespoon of olive oil in cast iron skillet, salt and pepper both sides of the tuna steaks, add to heated oil and cook on side 1 for about 6 minutes, flip tuna add the 1/4 cup of tamari cook for another 6 minutes (note: this will give you tuna steaks that are a bit rare in the center – if you want them more well done just cook each side a few minutes longer). When tuna steaks are done set aside to cool. When tuna has cooled enough to touch cut into bite size pieces.
  2. In a large bowl add the chopped veggies (celery, radish, cuke, tomatoes, scallions) and Nori strips. Add the wasabi mayo, wasabi past and 1 tablespoon of tamari. Add the cut up tuna steak to bowl and mix.

Notes

  1. *wasabi paste: comes in a tube (like tomato paste). Also you can adjust the heat level by adding more or less wasabi paste according to your taste buds. I found the wasabi paste on Amazon.com
  2. **wasabi mayo: this is mayo has wasabi already in it. I have found that the wasabi might taste strong when the may is first added, however, the flavor rapidly goes away and therefore the paste is necessary to keep the flavor vibrant.
  3. ***I served this salad on butter lettuce but feel free to use any kind you like or even serve it on room temperature rice.