Category Archives: Low Carb Recipes

With temperatures in the high nineties and a heat index over 100, It’s been too hot to turn on the stove at my house. Yes, I have air conditioning, but why heat up the kitchen when I don’t need too. So what’s a low carb/paleo girl to do? Well, believe it or not I’d much rather fire up the grill outside in the shade and cook up some meat over hot coals the way we were meant to. Two of my favorite grilling meals are burgers and shrimp.

Burger lovin’

 I took some grass fed beef, seasoned it well with some Celtic sea salt and fresh ground pepper and threw it on the grill. I wrapped it up with some homemade mayo, mustard, pickles, grape tomatoes and a lettuce leaf for a bun and chowed down. It was succulent and delicious and best of all I got to eat it inside my nice cool dining room.

Shrimp Salad the Low Carb Way

I sometimes get sick of salads because I eat so many, but a spicy Thai inspired shrimp on a bed of lettuce can’t be ignored. It’s simple fast and the shrimp can be thrown on the grill so you can keep your kitchen cool.

Spicy Thai Shrimp

Marinade
3 tbsp Tamari (wheat-free)
1 lime juiced
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp Asian chili sauce
1 tbsp of olive oil
½ shallot finely diced

 Dressing
½ tbsp Tamari Sauce
1 tsp Asian Chili sauce
1 Tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley
½ tsp honey
1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Marinate ½ pound of deveined, shelled shrimp in the marinade for about 1 hour. Soak bamboo skewers in hot water for 20 minutes and then thread the shrimp on the skewers. Grill over hot coals until shrimp is nice and opaque and pink. Make your dressing. Remove shrimp from skewers and place over bed of freshly washed romaine lettuce. Dress lightly and enjoy!!