Coconut Lime Shrimp with Plantains and Mango Salsa
Courtesy of 150 Best Recipes for Cooking in Foil by Marilyn Haugen © 2016
This recipe makes 4 servings. Making it requires 4 sheets of heavy-duty foil, sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
Ingredients
Mango Salsa
- 2 small plum (Roma) tomatoes, diced
- 1 large ripe but firm mango, diced
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
- 1/2 small jicama, peeled and finely chopped (about ½ cup/125 milliliters)
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Coconut Lime Shrimp
- 2 pounds large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2/3 cup coconut milk
- grated zest of 1 lime
- 1 package (10 ounces) frozen fried sweet plantains, thawed
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Salsa. In a medium bowl, combine tomatoes, mango, jalapeno, jicama, lime juice, and oil. Season to taste with salt. Let stand for 15 to 20 minutes.
Shrimp. In a large bowl, toss shrimp with coconut milk and lime zest.
Divide plantains among prepared foil sheets. Top with shrimp, dividing evenly. Fold foil into flat packets and seal edges tightly. Place packets on a baking sheet.
Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes or until shrimp are pink, firm and opaque.
Serve shrimp and plantains sprinkled with cilantro, with mango salsa on the side.
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150 Best Recipes For Cooking In Foil
- Author: Marilyn Haugen
- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Robert Rose (March 21, 2016)
- ISBN-10: 0778805328
- ISBN-13: 978-0778805328
- Cover price $19.95
- Purchase on Amazon
Marcie W.
Friday 1st of July 2016
This recipe looks so refreshing and light, perfect for summer. I love the bit of added heat with the jalapeno too!
patricia Marsden
Thursday 30th of June 2016
Shell fish--yum!