Candida Diet Friendly Shrimp and Cauliflower Rice Stir-Fry
Bright, savory, and packed with color, this stir-fry delivers everything you want from a takeout-style dinner without a single ingredient that would throw your gut balance off track. Cauliflower rice stands in for the grain-based stuff, pulsed fresh in a food processor until it's perfectly coarse and then toasted in coconut oil until the edges go lightly golden — it's genuinely satisfying, not a sad substitute. The sauce is built from coconut aminos, apple cider vinegar, fresh ginger, and turmeric, which means you get deep, complex flavor with none of the sugar or fermented soy that can be tricky on a candida-conscious plan. Plump shrimp cook fast in a hot skillet, picking up that sauce along with tender carrots and zucchini for a meal that feels indulgent but is completely clean. Coconut oil does the heavy lifting throughout, keeping every component richly flavored and consistent with the no-inflammatory-oil approach. A squeeze of lime and a handful of fresh cilantro at the end brighten the whole bowl and make it feel restaurant-worthy. This is the kind of weeknight dinner that makes sticking to a restrictive protocol feel genuinely effortless.
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4 servings
For the cauliflower rice
- 1 medium head cauliflower (about 2 lb), cut into florets
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- ¼ tsp salt
For the sauce
- 3 tbsp coconut aminos
Ingredient noteCoconut aminos is a common stand-in for soy sauce on a candida diet. It does carry a little sugar from coconut sap, but this recipe uses only about 2 1/4 teaspoons per serving, which is likely fine.
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- ½ tsp turmeric
For the stir-fry
- 1 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 tbsp coconut oil, divided
- 4 scallions, white and green parts separated, thinly sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 medium carrots, cut into thin matchsticks
- 1 medium zucchini, halved lengthwise and sliced into half-moons
- ¼ tsp salt
For serving
- 2 tbsp fresh cilantro, roughly chopped (optional)
- 1 lime, cut into wedges (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Working in batches, pulse the cauliflower florets in a food processor (or grate on the large holes of a box grater) until broken down into rice-sized pieces — you should have about 4 cups. Do not over-process; stop when the pieces resemble coarse grains.
- 2
In a small bowl, whisk together the coconut aminos, apple cider vinegar, grated ginger, and turmeric until combined. Set aside.
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