Healthy Grilled Shrimp
These healthy grilled shrimp skewers are the ideal summer meal. They are delicious, flavorful and quickly cook on the grill.
Equipment
1 grill - (gas or charcoal)
4 skewers - (bamboo or reusable)
Ingredients
- 1 lb. Frozen, raw jumbo shrimp (thawed out)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons lime juice (about 1 medium sized lime)
- 1 ½ tablespoons fresh parsley chopped (if swapping for dried parsley use 1 1/2 teaspoons)
Instructions
- Begin soaking your bamboo skewers in water, Per package instructions it says to soak bamboo skewers in water prior to use to prevent burning (about 30 minutes).
- Place olive oil, garlic, lime juice and parsley in a medium size bowl and mix together. Add in thawed shrimp and toss together until all the shrimp are well coated.
- Heat your grill to about 400 degrees.
- Thread the shrimp through the skewers.
- Grill the shrimp about 3-4 minutes per side. Tips to know when shrimp is cooked: They will turn from the grey translucent color to pinkish. They will also curl up tighter.
Notes
Tips for thawing your shrimp: You can thaw in the fridge overnight or if you need a quick thaw, I like to place them in a colander in the sink under cool running water (not hot!) for a few minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 386kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 46gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 365mgSodium: 273mgPotassium: 641mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 0.3gVitamin A: 260IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 155mgIron: 2mg
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