Recipe

Southwestern Grilled Shrimp Recipe

	Cheric / All my dishes 1 year, 7 months ago From Cooking Light. Shrimp needs to marinate a couple of hours, so plan ahead! Prep:25m Cook:8m Servings:4	Cheric
	light southwestern grilled shrimp

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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

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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Comments

sparow64 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Lovin this one too! Keep em coming!

krumkake 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Oh I'm making some shrimp corn tacos with this - fantastic flavors...thank you!

muppets0401 1 year, 7 months ago said:
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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