Shrimp & Scallops Dinner

So I haven't been cooking that much recently... but tonight we did!

My mom and I made Shrimp and Scallops with mushroom quinoa, green beans, and a mango-strawberry-cilantro salsa.
Super healthy and super delicious :)

First, we made the mushroom quinoa. Quinoa is a super superfood, which is really redundant but it's so true. It's gluten free, wheat free (yay), and has all the vitamins and minerals we need to be happy. I cooked the quinoa in chicken broth, cause it's just more delicious that way. It's pretty simple, boil it in the broth until it absorbs it all, nothing too fancy. For the mushrooms, my mom and I sauteed them in balsamic vinegar and grape seed oil for about 15 minutes on medium heat. Then we mixed them in, and added spices.. so good.

Next, we made green beans.. nothing special, we just added shallots. This is mia. She ate a few.

I made a mango salsa for the scallops that was pretty good. I used this recipe and then added strawberries, peaches, and avacado.

And last, we seared the scallops, and cooked the shrimp in the big sauce pan in a butter sauce (like scampi). I just used salt, pepper, and a little bit of oil. No butter or grease. 

It ended up tasting amazing :) The scallops seared perfectly, and the quinoa soaked up the mushrooms and the balsamic vinegar really well. Make it, it's way delicious.

Overall, this meal was gluten free, sugar free (if you exclude the fruit), and wheat free!

Here's the finished product. I know it's a lot, but if I'm doing the whole healthy thing I have to eat more. 

If it helps, I didn't finish

Ryan