Stuffed Pineapple Teriyaki (Deconstructed)-paleo, GF

Half of my enjoyment in traveling is to bring back everything that left an impression on me back to my life, share with the lives I touch, and create a more permanent memory of where I’ve been.  Food is a huge part of that, and I have been way too busy lately to create travel-inspired recipes, but I decided to take the weekend to get my life back in order.  This helped me carve out some time to experiment!!  My last business conference was down in Hollywood, FL and while at dinner one night, I have a roasted stuffed pineapple with shrimp.  It was the perfect marriage of summer flavors, and I wanted to share the idea with you guys!
As you know, I don’t have a ton of time these days to cook, but that doesn’t mean recreating the flavors isn’t completely doable and simple!  I created a simple teriyaki sauce to use, and the ingredients couldn’t be more simple for the deconstructed version.
Stuffed Pineapple Teriyaki
Ingredients:
Pineapple, peeled, cored, and cut into chunks
3 Bell peppers, seeded, cut into chunks
1 Red onion, chopped into chunks
2 Avocado, cubed
1 lbs. wild-caught shrimp
Sauce:
1/2 cup coconut aminos (or gf soy sauce)
1/4 cup fresh-squeezed orange juice
2 Tbsp of honey
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
Directions:
Place all the sauce ingredients together into a big ziplock baggie or glass container.  Place the pineapple, bell peppers, and onion in the bag to soak up the goodness.  You can go multiple directions here and make skewers with shrimp for grilling, you can grill it in a grill pan, or you can sautee it on the stove top over high heat.  If you sautee, place the veggies and pineapple in the pan until cooked through, add the shrimp for a few minutes so you don’t overcook it.  Top it off with fresh avocado.  You could serve this over rice or place in “pineapple bowls” if you want to be fancy!

Pineapple Whip (3 ingredients)…Plus Protein

I’ve posted about ice cream made out of frozen bananas before, but I had never seen it made out of frozen pineapple until recently!  Apparently this is something they serve at Disney Land?  I wouldn’t know.  Anyway, I wanted to stay pure to the simplicity but add a little protein to it.  I used full fat coconut milk as the liquid to make sure there was a decent fat ratio, as well.  Feel free to do whatever you’d like to this recipe!  Top with toasted coconut, add protein powder as a post workout recovery, or add spices like nutmeg, cinnamon, and chili powder!
Pineapple Whip
Ingredients:
1 pineapple, cup into chunks and frozen
1 cup of full fat coconut milk
2 Tbsp collagen (Great Lakes green label)
Directions:
Add it all to a high speed blender and go until it turns smooth and mimics soft serve ice cream!