No Rice, Still Filling
Quick garlic shrimp fill crisp lettuce cups and sit on a bed of lightly seasoned cauliflower rice. Twelve minutes, low carb, and far more filling than the ingredient list suggests it will be.
Cauliflower rice only needs a few minutes in a hot pan. Cook it until just tender and a little golden; overcooking turns it mushy and releases too much water.
Shrimp Cook in Minutes
Shrimp go from raw to done in about 3 minutes. Cook them in a single layer and flip once so they sear instead of boil in their own juices.
Lettuce Cups Stay Crisp
Fill the cups right before eating. If you are packing lunch, keep the filling and lettuce separate until serving time.
Ingredients
- 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 medium cauliflower, riced
- 1 head butter lettuce, leaves separated
- 2 tbsp olive oil, divided
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
Steps
Rice the cauliflower
Pulse cauliflower florets in a food processor until they resemble rice grains.
Cook the cauliflower rice
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium-high. Add cauliflower and cook 4 minutes, stirring often, until just tender and lightly golden. Season with salt.
Sear the shrimp
Heat remaining oil in the same skillet. Add shrimp in a single layer, season with garlic and red pepper flakes, and cook 2 minutes per side until pink.
Assemble
Drizzle lime juice and soy sauce over shrimp. Spoon cauliflower rice into lettuce cups, top with shrimp, and garnish with cilantro.
Make It a Bowl
- Skip the lettuce and serve the shrimp over cauliflower rice in a bowl.
- Add diced mango or pineapple for a sweet contrast.
- A dollop of sriracha mayo works well if you want heat and creaminess.
When I made this
I drained the shrimp and then patted them dry, which was pointless, and they released water into the pan and steamed themselves instead of browning. Patting shrimp dry does nothing useful because there is not enough moisture in them to matter. What mattered was leaving the pan alone once the shrimp went in. They need about ninety seconds per side and constant moving turns them rubbery. The cauliflower rice needs seasoning on its own, since it is bland underneath everything else.
Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 290 kcal |
| Protein | 30 g |
| Carbohydrates | 10 g |
| Fat | 15 g |
| Sodium | 540 mg |
