Pregnancy Friendly Zucchini Mango-Lime Shrimp Skewers

Total time1 hr

Prep time20 min

Cook time10 min

4.6

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Pregnancy Friendly Zucchini Mango-Lime Shrimp Skewers

These skewers are a bright, tropical showstopper that brings together juicy shrimp, sweet mango, and tender zucchini in one gorgeous, grillable package. The marinade — built from blended fresh mango, lime juice, coconut aminos, ginger, and turmeric — doubles as a finishing glaze that caramelizes beautifully in those last minutes on the grill. Cooking shrimp all the way through to 145°F is a must during pregnancy, and the recipe is explicit about that, calling for an instant-read thermometer to confirm the shrimp are fully opaque and firm before they hit the plate. There's no raw fish, no high-mercury seafood, and no alcohol-based ingredients to navigate — just clean, whole-food components that are straightforward to verify. Coconut aminos stand in for soy sauce, keeping the flavor savory and complex without any added ingredients that might give you pause. The zucchini rounds and mango cubes threaded between each shrimp make every bite a little different — sweet, citrusy, and lightly charred in the best possible way. Finish with a squeeze of fresh lime and a handful of cilantro, and you've got a dinner that feels like a vacation on a plate.

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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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