Grilled Lemon and Herb Shrimp
Makes approximately 15 skewers, 5 shrimp per skewer
Ingredients
5 lbs jumbo U-15 shrimp
For the marinade
- 1 ½ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 cup of fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 4 TBS fresh basil finely chopped
- 1 TBSP + 1 tsp fresh lemon thyme finely chopped
- 1 TBSP fresh oregano finely chopped
- 1 TBSP fresh parsley finely chopped
- 2 TBSP shallot finely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves finely chopped
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp ground pepper
- 1 tsp granulated sugar
For the grilled vegetable medley
- yellow squash halved and sliced
- zucchini halved and sliced
- red bell pepper halved and sliced
- asparagus cut into small sections
- cherry tomatoes halved
- sun burst tomatoes halved
Additional Ingredients
- quinoa
- vegetable broth
Instructions
For the marinade
- Combine all ingredients in a mason jar or bowl by shaking or whisking.
For the shrimp
- Peel and devein, then set aside.
- Preheat grill to 400 degrees (medium high heat)
- With foil, cover a large baking sheet with sides.
- If using wooden skewers, soak wooden skewers for at least 15 minutes before placing on the shrimp.
- Place shrimp on wooden skewers and then onto the foiled cover baking sheet.
- Whisk or shake the marinade and then evenly pour about 1 cup of the marinade over the shrimp skewers.
- Take a basting brush and make sure all shrimp are cover in the marinade.
- Add additional salt and pepper to taste.
- Oil grill grates before place the shrimp skewers on the hot grates.
- Grill shrimp for about 3-5 minutes on each side, until shrimp is opaque.
- Serve shrimp skewers over quinoa and a grilled vegetable melody.
For the grilled vegetable medley
- Add all the sliced and diced vegetables in a large mixing bowl.
- Then add the remaining amount of lemon and herb marinade.
- Toss with tongs to evenly coat.
- Add additional salt and pepper to taste.
- Now add vegetables to a 12 inch grill skillet and cover and cook on grill until vegetables are nice and tender, about 7 - 10 minutes. Cook vegetables in several batches.
For the quinoa
- Cook according to the package directions.
- I cook mine in vegetable broth instead of water for added flavor.
