Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Paleo Red Curry Prawns


Easy dinner I just threw together:

BBQ prawns (i marinated them in lime juice and olive oil)
a bunch of broccoli in small florets
1/4 red capsicum chopped in chunks
Red curry paste (1 tsp)
1/2 tin coconut milk
a bunch of kelp noodles, rinsed in hot water

I stirfried the veggies quickly, then added the red curry paste, and coconut milk.
At the very end i threw in the kelp noodles - they don't need cooking but just to soak up some curry.
Mixed through the BBQ prawns and it was delicious!

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Paleo Key Lime Pie


Okay, this is mostly an American thing: I'm not sure Aussies eat this...but it's like a cheesecake in a way. I love it:

Crust:
1.5 cups whole almonds
4 pitted dates
1 Tbsp coconut oil

Stick all of this into the food processor and whizz it up for ages until it is slightly sticky -don't go too far and make butter though!
I lined a cake tin with parchment paper.
Put it all in a cake tin and smush it all down with your hands until quite firm. You can have a crust up the sides but not too high - it can burn easily in the oven.
The more you smush it, the less it will fall apart later (kind of like putting decomposed granite in a driveway and rolling it with the big roller...but that's another story).
Preheat oven to 180C and bake it for 8-10mins.

Filling:
4 tsp lime zest
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
3 Tbsp agave syrup or honey
2 Tbsp coconut flour
3 eggs
1 cup coconut milk

Whisk it all together, then pour into pie tin over the crust.
Bake for 25-30mins and the filling should be set and not too jiggly.

Now, don't do what I did, get excited, and not let it cool properly. I tried to lift it out carefully to place on a plate...and it kind of fell apart all over the place. but, when i tried it, it was delicious, tart, creamy, and i managed to salvage one awesome slice for this photo :)