Hello Everyone!
Today’s recipe was inspired from our August trip to Nantucket. Millie’s is a great restaurant we pass biking our way to Madaket Beach. Millie’s makes some awesome quesadillas filled with fresh seafood. I opted to make a lower FODMAP version at home.. a grilled corn tortilla topped with grilled shrimp and pineapple salsa! Can you say, freakin’ delicious?
I had never grilled a corn tortilla before… Have you? I simply sprayed the fresh corn tortilla with oil (you can use a Misto oil sprayer–or buy oil at the grocery store already in a spray bottle such as International Collection Spray Oils) and then threw (placed might be better choice of words) the tortilla on the grill to brown it up! I loved the texture: a bit chewy, crunchy and all around tasty.
I then placed some prepared raw shrimp on a skewer and popped that on the grill.
A bit earlier, I made a little pineapple salsa. I topped the grilled tortilla with a few grilled shrimp, a smattering of shredded cheddar cheese, and a tablespoon of the tasty pineapple salsa. I was in heaven. A nice blend of savory and sweet!
The recipe below is for the pineapple salsa: Simply cook up 2 tortillas, 5 medium shrimp and 1/4 cup grated cheddar per person. The salsa will serve about 6 people.
Ingredients
- Serves about 6; Top 1 tablespoon salsa on top of grilled fresh corn tortilla topped with 5 grilled shrimp, beef OR chicken strips and 1/4 cup grated cheddar cheese
- 1 cup fresh diced fresh pineapple
- 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, diced in quarters
- 1/4 cup green bell pepper, deseeded, and diced
- 1 medium jalapeño, deseeded and diced {optional}
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1 teaspoon lime zest
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley or cilantro
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Mix ingredients together, add fresh herbs right before serving.
- Can be made up to a day in advance stored in refrigerator.
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rose sell
I have recently been told by my doctor to follow the low fodmap diet. I am an older person and seem to be having a lot of trouble getting started. I do not have a lot of the ingredients needed for most recipes and find myself just floundering….very frustrated. I would like to have a good cookbook with simple recipes…there is just me and my husband to cook for. He is willing to eat whatever is necessary for me to have.
I thoroughly enjoy your blogs. I try to take something for each one.
Madeline Lander
Love the salsa recipe — will try it soon! Question — although apples are on the fodmaps no-no list what about applesauce and apple juice? Also — what are your suggestions for the best foods to try when beginning the elimination process?Thanks for your continuing help and guidance.
Madeline
katescarlata
Madeline, applesauce and apple juice are not allowed on the low FODMAP diet as well. It is best to visit w/ a registered dietitian to help guide you on the elimination diet–it will be a lot easier. The FODMAP check list and grocery list on this blog are gooding starting points and can be found in this section of the blog: http://blog.katescarlata.com/category/fodmaps/
Hollis
Love, Love the salsa recipe with shrimp. Thank you for all your hard work developing them.