Description
Coconut Garlic Shrimp & Sweet Potato Rice Bowl is a flavorful and healthy dish featuring tender shrimp tossed in a creamy coconut sauce, served over a bed of sautéed sweet potato rice and garnished with fresh avocado, lime, and cilantro.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 tbsp olive oil or butter
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp coconut cream
- 1 tbsp heavy cream or coconut milk
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ½ tsp grated ginger (optional)
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 2 medium sweet potatoes, grated into rice
- 1 tbsp olive oil or butter
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- Salt & pepper to taste
- ½ avocado, sliced
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
- 1 tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant. Stir in grated sweet potatoes, season with salt and pepper, and sauté 5–7 minutes until tender. Remove and keep warm.
- In the same skillet, heat oil and sauté garlic until fragrant. Add shrimp, season with salt and pepper, and cook 2–3 minutes per side until pink. Remove and keep warm.
- Lower heat to medium-low. Add coconut cream, heavy cream (or coconut milk), garlic, and ginger. Stir and simmer until slightly thickened. Season to taste.
- Toss shrimp in coconut sauce. Serve over sweet potato rice. Top with avocado, lime wedges, and cilantro. Drizzle with extra sauce before serving.
Notes
- For extra flavor, you can add a sprinkle of red pepper flakes to the coconut sauce.
- If you prefer a thicker sauce, let it simmer for a few extra minutes.
- You can substitute coconut cream with full-fat coconut milk if you prefer a lighter sauce.
- This recipe is naturally gluten-free and can be made dairy-free by using coconut oil instead of butter and coconut milk instead of heavy cream.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 850mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 155mg