Lemon Grilled Shrimp Cocktail |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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For an impressive presentation, I always set the lemon halves in red-wine glasses, because their bowls are larger than white-wine glasses. Serve extra lemons alongside. Ingredients:
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil |
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice |
4 cloves of garlic, finely minced with salt |
1 tablespoon finely minced fresh rosemary |
freshly ground black pepper, to taste |
64 large shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails left on |
4 lemons, halved crosswise, for serving |
8 large rosemary sprigs, for garnish |
lemon garlic mayonnaise , for serving |
Directions:
1. 1. Soak 24 10-inch wooden skewers in water to cover for 6 to 8 hours. (This helps prevent their burning on the grill.)
2. 2. Combine all the marinade ingredients in a large bowl.
3. 3. Rinse the shrimp under cold water. Drain and pat dry. Toss shrimp in the marinade and let rest for 30 minutes.
4. 4. Prepare hot coals for grilling or preheat the broiler.
5. 5. Thread 16 skewers with 3 shrimp each and 8 skewers with 2 shrimp each. Grill or broil 4 inches from the heat source for 3 minutes per side, brushing once on each side with extra marinade.
6. 6. To serve, place a lemon half in the bottom of 8 wine glasses, cut-side down. Into each lemon half, stick 2 skewers with 3 shrimp and 1 skewer with 2 shrimp, balancing them. Insert a rosemary sprig into each lemon half (using an extra skewer to jab a hole, if necessary). Serve the glasses atop small plates with a bowl of my Lemon Garlic Mayonnaise for dipping.
7. Per serving: 372 calories, 5g carbohydrates, 10g protein, 35g fat, 101mg cholesterol. Nutritional analysis provided by New Wellness, Richmond, Va.
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