This is a great little appetizer bite, featuring fennel, which is clean yet full of flavor.
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Dietary Preferences
Gluten-FreeLow-CarbWhole30Paleo
Ingredients
- 2 Ocean Mist Farms fennel bulbs
- 12 large white shrimp
- 12 slices pancetta bacon
- ½ red bell pepper, sliced thin
- ½ red onion, sliced thin
- 1 lime, juiced
- ¼ bunch Ocean Mist Farms cilantro, chopped
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ jalapeño, deseeded and chopped
Directions
- In a bowl, add the lime juice and olive oil. Remove the core from each fennel bulb, and shave*. Immediately place the fennel into the lime juice mixture
- Add in the bell pepper, jalapeño, cilantro and onion.
- Place the shrimp in a hot sauté pan and cook for approx 2 minutes on each side until the pancetta crisps up.
- Top each shrimp with a small spoon of the fennel slaw and serve
*Tip: instead of a sharp knife try using a mandolin. Mandolins are increasingly popular in cooking shops and they can be used for a variety of tasks and make thin slices a breeze.