Easy Pesto Shrimp

INGREDIENTS:

• 15ml Coconut/Avo oil
• 560g large raw shrimp peeled and deveined
• 500g cherry or grape tomatoes
• Kosher salt and pepper to taste
• ¼ cup Homemade Pesto
• 1 lemon wedges cut into wedges

Homemade Pesto Sauce

• 1/2 Cups Fresh basil leaves packed
• 30ml Avo oil
• 15ml Lemon Juice
• 15ml Cashew/Almond nuts
• 1 Garlic cloves peeled
• 1ml Tsp Sea salt, or to your taste
• 1ml Tsp Freshly ground black pepper, or to your taste

DIRECTIONS:

1. Heat half of the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
2. Add the tomatoes and cook for 3-4 minutes, shaking the pan occasionally, until busted. Set aside.
3. To the same pan add the remaining oil. Sauté the shrimp until almost opaque, around 3-4 minutes.
4. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper, then stir in the homemade pesto sauce and busted cherry tomatoes. While the pan is still on the heat, cook for 1-2 minutes more, or until the shrimp is pink and curled.
5. Serve immediately and enjoy!
6. You can also replace the Shrimp with Chicken.

4 Dinner Protein Portions and 4 Fat portions