How To Make Grilled Shrimp Scampi Skewers
Preparation: 10 minutes
Cooking: 5 minutes
Marinate Time: 25 minutes
Total: 40 minutes
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1tbspolive oil
- 2largelemons,halved
- 3cloves garlic,crushed
- 3tbspfresh parsley,chopped
- ⅛tspred pepper flakes,crushed
- 32large shrimp,(1 lb), peeled and deveined
- 3largelemons,sliced into 24 very thin rounds, optional
- 1tbspparmesan,fresh shredded
- cooking spray
Equipments
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16 bamboo skewers, soaked in water for 1 hour
Instructions
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In a large bowl combine the olive oil, juice from 1½ lemons, parsley, garlic and crushed red pepper flakes. Stir then add shrimp, tossing to coat. Marinate for 20 to 25 minutes.
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Preheat a gas grill over high heat. Beginning and ending with shrimp, thread the shrimp and folded lemon slices onto 8 pairs of parallel skewers to make 8 kebabs total.
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Clean and oil the grill grate well to prevent the skewers from sticking. Grill for 2 to 3 minutes per side, or until the shrimp are opaque.
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Set aside on a platter, squeeze remaining ½ lemon over the shrimp and finish with parmesan cheese.
Nutrition
- Calories: 126.40kcal
- Fat: 6.53g
- Saturated Fat: 1.14g
- Trans Fat: 0.01g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 3.82g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.10g
- Carbohydrates: 10.41g
- Fiber: 2.69g
- Sugar: 2.34g
- Protein: 9.68g
- Cholesterol: 72.14mg
- Sodium: 354.08mg
- Calcium: 89.36mg
- Potassium: 215.78mg
- Iron: 0.92mg
- Vitamin A: 48.27µg
- Vitamin C: 52.53mg
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