Gut Friendly Zucchini Mango-Lime Shrimp Skewers

Total time1 hr

Prep time20 min

Cook time10 min

4.6

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Gut Friendly Zucchini Mango-Lime Shrimp Skewers

These skewers are the kind of dish that makes a weeknight feel like a vacation — bright, tropical, and packed with bold flavor from a marinade built around fresh mango, lime, ginger, and turmeric. The blended mango base does double duty, coating the shrimp before they hit the grill and then getting brushed back on as a caramelized finishing glaze that's genuinely hard to stop eating. Coconut aminos keep things savory without the gut-irritating additives found in conventional soy sauce, and coconut oil rounds out the marinade with a clean, neutral richness. Zucchini is a gentle, easy-to-digest vegetable that threads beautifully onto the skewer and softens just enough on the grill without turning mushy. Shrimp cook fast and stay lean, making this a satisfying protein option that doesn't weigh you down. A squeeze of fresh lime and a scatter of cilantro at the end lifts everything and keeps the flavors lively. Whether you're cooking for a crowd or just yourself, this is the kind of recipe that looks impressive but comes together with surprisingly little effort.

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Ingredients

4 servings

For the marinade and shrimp

1 ½ lb large shrimp (21–25 count), peeled and deveined, tails on
1 cup fresh mango, roughly chopped
3 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
1 tsp lime zest
2 tbsp coconut aminos
1 tbsp coconut oil, melted
1 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
½ tsp ground turmeric
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ tsp fine sea salt

For the skewers

½ cup fresh mango, cut into ¾-inch cubes
1 medium zucchini, cut into ¾-inch rounds
1 tbsp coconut oil, melted

For serving

2 tbsp fresh cilantro, roughly chopped (optional)
1 lime, cut into wedges (optional)

Instructions

1
If using wooden skewers, submerge them in water for at least 30 minutes so they don't scorch on the grill.
2
Combine the 1 cup chopped mango, lime juice, lime zest, coconut aminos, 1 tbsp melted coconut oil, ginger, turmeric, garlic, and sea salt in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.

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