Coconut Risotto With Chili-Lime Shrimp

Ingredients:

3 to 4 cups chicken broth
1 13.5 oz. can coconut milk
1 cup arborio rice
1 med yellow onion, finely diced
2 tablespoons coconut oil (divided)
1/2 cup rice wine (optional)
sea salt to taste
2 tablespoons butter, in pats
1/2 pound frozen cooked (tail-off) shrimp
1/2 tablespoon Thai chili sauce
juice of one lime
1 tablespoon corn starch

Preparation:

In medium saucepan, heat chicken stock and coconut milk until bubbly, then reduce to low and keep simmering. Heat 1 tablespoon coconut oil in large skillet or dutch oven on medium heat. Sauté onion until translucent.

Add arborio rice and toast, stirring constantly, about three minutes or till lightly browned. Add rice wine, or 1 ladle of liquid. Stir rice constantly until it absorbs most of liquid. Continue, adding one ladle-full at a time, stirring constantly, until the rice is the desired tenderness. Add salt to taste. Remove from heat. Stir in butter until melted.

For shrimp sauce:

Put frozen shrimp in skillet and heat on medium until warm. Drain. Return skillet to medium heat burner, add 1 tablespoon coconut oil and shrimp, and saute briefly. Stir in chili sauce and lime juice, along with any remaining stock and coconut milk, reserving about a quarter cup. Stir cornstarch into this stock, and stir into shrimp sauce.

Serve shrimp sauce ladled over risotto.


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Tropical Coconut Fruit Salad

This heavenly coconut fruit salad is made with tropical fruit (or a mixture of tropical and local fruit) tossed together in a sweet coconut-lime fruit salad dressing that enhances the luscious taste. Follow the recipe or choose your own combination of fruit for this easy fresh fruit salad.


Ingredients:

3-4 sliced fresh pitted apricots (about 1 cup)
1 cup strawberries, sliced or cut into quarters
2 kiwi fruit peeled and sliced (about 1 cup)
1 cup fresh pineapple
1 banana, sliced
1 cup mango, cubed
(You can also add 1 cup other tropical fruit, such as dragon fruit, lychees, longans, or rambutans.)
Garnish: starfruit slices


Preparation:

Prepare the Dressing (see recipe below). Place all the fresh fruit in a mixing bowl. Pour Dressing over and toss well to mix. Pour or scoop the fruit salad into a serving bowl. Garnish just before serving with a star fruit slice.



Tropical Coconut Fruit Salad Dressing:

1/4 cup coconut milk
1 Tbsp. freshly-squeezed lime juice
1 Tbsp. honey
3 tablespoons flaked coconut


Preparation:

Stir dressing ingredients together in a cup until honey dissolves. Pour over fruit salad. (This also makes a nice salad dressing for other salads. Try tossing some on a grilled chicken, strawberries and spinach salad. Mmmm.)


YIELD: 1 large bowl of fruit salad

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