How To Make Cilantro Lime Shrimp
The combination of cilantro and lime tossed to a pan-cooked shrimp made this cilantro lime shrimp a decadent and flavorful meal for a weeknight dinner.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1½lbsshrimp,jumbo, peeled, and deveined
- ¼tspcumin,ground, plus an addition of ⅛ teaspoon
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2tspextra-virgin olive oil
- 5garlic cloves,crushed
- 2tbsplime juice,from 1 medium lime
- 4tbspfresh cilantro,chopped
Instructions
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Season the shrimp with cumin and salt and pepper to taste.
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Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
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Add 1 teaspoon of the oil to the pan, then add half of the shrimp. Cook them undisturbed for about 2 minutes.
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Turn the shrimp over and cook until opaque throughout for about 1 minute. Transfer to a plate.
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Add the remaining 1 teaspoon of and the remaining shrimp to the pan and cook undisturbed for about 2 minutes.
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Turn the shrimp over add the garlic. Cook until the shrimp is opaque throughout for about 1 minute.
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Return the first batch of shrimp to the skillet, mix well so that the garlic is evenly incorporated, and remove the pan from the heat.
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Squeeze the lime juice over all the shrimp. Add the cilantro, toss well, and serve.
Nutrition
- Calories: 100.19kcal
- Fat: 2.70g
- Saturated Fat: 0.51g
- Trans Fat: 0.02g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 1.32g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.51g
- Carbohydrates: 2.59g
- Fiber: 0.19g
- Sugar: 0.12g
- Protein: 15.68g
- Cholesterol: 142.88mg
- Sodium: 642.92mg
- Calcium: 69.39mg
- Potassium: 154.14mg
- Iron: 0.40mg
- Vitamin A: 63.74µg
- Vitamin C: 2.51mg
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