by Susan Hanna
This simple dish from Grilling magazine makes a great appetizer or main course. Make the citrus-chile dressing and use half to marinate uncooked, shell-on shrimp while you preheat the grill. Grill the shrimp until cooked, 5-6 minutes. Add chopped cilantro to the remaining dressing and serve with the shrimp.
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Look for frozen shrimp with only salt added. Use freshly squeezed lime and lemon juice; concentrates contain sodium benzoate. For more recipes using all-natural ingredients, visit Eye For A Recipe.
Ingredients:
- 3 lbs (1.4 kg) uncooked, deveined large shrimp
- ¼ cup (60 ml) chopped fresh cilantro
- Oil for grill
Dressing
- 1/3 cup (82.5 ml) freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1/3 cup (82.5 ml) freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ½ cup (125 ml) olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 tsp (10 ml) sugar
- 2 tsp (10 ml) coarse salt
- 3 fresh long red or yellow hot chiles, sliced thinly
Preparation:
- To make dressing, combine all the ingredients. Place shrimp in bowl with half the dressing.
- Prepare grill for medium heat. Brush grate with oil.
- Grill shrimp in a grill pan or place shrimp on skewers. If using wooden skewers, be sure to soak them in water for an hour before grilling so they don’t burn up on.
- Grill shrimp until cooked through, 2-3 minutes per side.
- Stir cilantro into remaining dressing and serve with the shrimp. Serves 4.
From Grilling magazine
