Once again I was playing around with a couple of different recipes, and I really like how it all turned out.
The shrimp is a nice touch, but also unnecessary in a pinch. They are hardly the star of the show.
If you can, try to mix the sauce early in the day so the garlic flavor has time to settle.
For the brown rice, I first sauteed the rice in butter until brown before cooking.
Garlic Cilantro Lime Sauce
Mix ingredients in a food processor until well blended. If you do not have a food processor, use a mortar/pestle or other similar method to crush the cilantro, green onion, and garlic before mixing with the remaining ingredients. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Shrimp
Summer Shrimp Bowls
Ingredients
Garlic Cilantro Lime Sauce
1/4 cup oil
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1/2 cup cilantro leaves
3 cloves garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt
juice of 2 limes
1/2 cup sour cream or full-fat Greek yogurt
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 tsp coriander
Shrimp
16-20 shrimp
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1/2 cup cilantro leaves
3 cloves garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt
juice of 2 limes
1/2 cup sour cream or full-fat Greek yogurt
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 tsp coriander
Shrimp
16-20 shrimp
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp sea salt
dash of cayenne
Bowl base
1 1/2 cup brown rice, cooked according to package directions
Black beans, cooked in garlic and onion (if using canned, use garlic and onion powder and other spices to taste)
Pico de gallo
Shredded cabbage, mixed with some of the garlic cilantro lime sauce above to make a slaw
Additional optional ingredients
Avocado
Cilantro, roughly chopped
Green onion, sliced
Shredded cheddar cheese
Sour cream
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp sea salt
dash of cayenne
Bowl base
1 1/2 cup brown rice, cooked according to package directions
Black beans, cooked in garlic and onion (if using canned, use garlic and onion powder and other spices to taste)
Pico de gallo
Shredded cabbage, mixed with some of the garlic cilantro lime sauce above to make a slaw
Additional optional ingredients
Avocado
Cilantro, roughly chopped
Green onion, sliced
Shredded cheddar cheese
Sour cream
Directions
Garlic Cilantro Lime Sauce
Mix ingredients in a food processor until well blended. If you do not have a food processor, use a mortar/pestle or other similar method to crush the cilantro, green onion, and garlic before mixing with the remaining ingredients. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Shrimp
Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan on medium to medium high heat until shiny. Mix together shrimp seasonings in small bowl. Add shrimp to the pan and top with mixed seasonings (you may still have some seasoning leftover). Cook for 6-8 minutes until shrimp are fully cooked through. Set aside.
Bowls
In each bowl add a large scoop of brown rice. On top of the rice, in separate quadrants, add black beans, pico de gallo, and cabbage slaw. Top with shrimp.
Lay out optional ingredients on the table, including additional garlic cilantro lime sauce, to be added to taste.
