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Southwestern Grilled Shrimp Recipe


Southwestern Grilled Shrimp Recipe
From Cooking Light. Shrimp needs to marinate a couple of hours, so plan ahead!

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Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 lbs unpeeled large fresh shrimp
  • 2 T fresh lime juice, divided
  • 1 T water
  • 1 T low-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tsp minced garlic
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and halved
  • 3 tomatillos, husked
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 T cubed avocado
  • 1/4 tsp sugar
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp freshly ground pepper
  • Vegetable cooking spray

Directions
  1. Peel and devein shrimp; place in a heavy-duty, zip-top plastic bag. Combine 1 T lime juice and next 4 ingredients, and pour over shrimp. Seal bag; shake gently. Marinate in refrigerator 2 hours.
  2. Place pepper, skin side up, on a baking sheet; flatten with palm of hand. Broil 5 1/2 inches from heat (with electric oven door partially opened) 10 miutes or until charred. Place in ice water until cool. Remove from water; peel and discard skin. Coarsely chop pepper; place in container of an electric blender. Coarsely chop tomatillos. Add tomatillos, remaining lime juice, avocado, and next 3 ingredients to blender; cover and process until smooth. Chill.
  3. Remove shrimp from marinade; discard marinade. Thread shrimp onto four 8-inch skewers. Coat grill rack with cooking spray; place on grill over medium-hot coals (350 to 400 degrees). Place shrimp on rack; grill, covered, 3 to 4 minutes on each side until done. Remove shrimp from skewers, and place on serving plates. Serve with tomatillo mixture. 4 servings.
  4. Per serving: 138 calories; 4.6 g fat; 3.7 g carb

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Comments


Lovin this one too! Keep em coming!


Oh I'm making some shrimp corn tacos with this - fantastic flavors...thank you!


YUMMMMM SOUNDS WONDERFUL. IM SERVING ON SOFT PITAS HOPEFULLY 2 MORROW WILL BE NICE ENOUGH TO OPEN UP THE GRILL. THANKX....


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