Southwestern Grilled Shrimp
From cheric 16 years ago
- 8 minutes to make
- Serves 4
From Cooking Light. Shrimp needs to marinate a couple of hours, so plan ahead!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs unpeeled large fresh shrimp shopping list
- 2 T fresh lime juice, divided shopping list
- 1 T water shopping list
- 1 T low-sodium soy sauce shopping list
- 1 tsp minced garlic shopping list
- 1 tsp olive oil shopping list
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and halved shopping list
- 3 tomatillos, husked shopping list
- 1/4 cup plus 2 T cubed avocado shopping list
- 1/4 tsp sugar shopping list
- 1/8 tsp salt shopping list
- 1/8 tsp freshly ground pepper shopping list
- vegetable cooking spray shopping list
How to make it
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Per serving: 138 calories; 4.6 g fat; 3.7 g carb
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