Paleo Banana / Strawberry Ice Cream

This recipe came from our close friend Denise Sens. She made this one night and wowza, is it delicious. I am an ice- cream- aholic and could and sometimes do eat it every night. When Denise said she was making Paleo ice cream....well I wasn't too excited. But wow, I could eat this stuff every night. The best part of this recipe is it is so easy to make with a short amount of preparation. It comes out so creamy and smooth with the perfect texture. The taste is up to you with so many fruits you can use and add in. CAUTION: once you make this you might not go back to regular ice cream.

Ingredients

• 3-4 bananas cut into slices and frozen
• 1 cup - frozen strawberries frozen
• 1/2 cup - coconut cream ( I use canned and i shake it up to break it up more)
• 1 tsp - vanilla extract

Alternative Ingredients
You can use almost any fruit like berries, pineapple, etc.

Instructions

In a food processor or blender put the frozen fruits in and blend good. Add in the coconut cream and vanilla and blend again until the mixture is smooth.

NOTE: I like using bananas as the key ingredient but i have used pineapple and blueberries instead of or with the strawberries. Create your own flavors! I do suggest that you freeze the fruit in small pieces first. I wash and cut up the fruit and place on  single sheet of wax paper or a lined cookie sheet overnight. Let them freeze good and place in a freezer zip lock bag for use later if you like.

Paleo Avacado - Cilantro - Lime Sauce

I am not a real fan of the Paleo diet, however with that said, I have come across a few delicious recipes and this is one of them. I used this sauce for brisket tacos and it was de-lish. I would say you could use this for tacos in general including fish tacos for sure and other Mexican dishes. I would also try it on a pork tenderloin and other beef entres'. Sorry this is not A Chef Rico original recipe, it came from the internet. I added it to my blog since you may not have ever run across it and you should try it. Enjoy!

 

 

Ingredients

• 1 - avocado peeled and pitted 

• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice

• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro

• 1/2 jalapeno pepper seeded (optional for extra hot)

• 2 tbs - olive oil

• 1 tsp - medium salsa

• 1/2 tsp - garlic salt

• 1/2 tsp ground cumin

• 1/2 tsp - salt

Preparation

Simply add all the ingredients to an electric blender and pulse until smooth. Add up to a 1/4 cup water to thin if needed. Store in the refrigerator  until ready to serve.