Chile Lime Shrimp with Pineapple Salsa
These Chile Lime Shrimp with Pineapple Salsa are super easy, full of flavour and perfect for any day of the week.
Servings: 2 people
Ingredients
For the Pineapple Salsa:
- 2 cups diced fresh pineapple
- 1 medium red bell pepper diced
- ½ medium red onion diced
- 1 jalapeño seeded and diced
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
- Zest and juice of 1 lime
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly-cracked black pepper to taste
For the Chile Lime Shrimp:
- 1 pound 16-20 shrimp peeled and deveined
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil divided
- ½ teaspoon chile powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly-cracked black pepper
- 1 tablespoon grass-fed butter optional, substitute ghee for Whole30
- 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
- Juice of ½ lime plus extra, to taste
Instructions
For the Pineapple Salsa:
- In a bowl, combine the pineapple, red pepper, onion, jalapeño, cilantro, lime zest, lime juice and olive oil. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper and toss to combine. Let sit for 5 minutes before tasting for seasoning and adjusting with salt, pepper or lime juice, as desired. Cover and set aside until ready to serve. Leftovers can be refrigerated up to 5 days.
For the Chile Lime Shrimp:
- In a bowl, combine the shrimp, 1 tablespoon olive oil, chile powder, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, ground coriander, ground cumin, salt and pepper. Toss everything to coat.
- Preheat a stainless-steel frying or non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil and heat until shimmering. Carefully add the shrimp and evenly spread into a single layer. Cook the shrimp, undisturbed, until golden brown, 90 seconds. Flip the shrimp and cook the other side until golden brown, 90 more seconds. Add the butter or ghee, if using, and garlic and cook, stirring, until the garlic is fragrant, around 60 seconds. Add the lime juice and toss everything to coat.
- Transfer the shrimp to a platter and serve with the pineapple salsa.