Besides being summery, these skewers look fancy! Perfect for last-minute dinners, they take little effort.
Dill & lime shrimp kebabs
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PREP TIME
15 min
Makes
6 kebabs
* PLUS Grilling Time: 5 minutes
Andreas Trauttmansdorff
Ingredients
- 454-g bag frozen cooked peeled shrimp
- 2 large limes
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried dill
- 1 pinch salt and pepper
- 3 tbsp chopped fresh basil or dill
- 1 yellow or orange bell pepper
- 1/2 zucchini
- 6 large skewer
Instructions
- Oil grill and heat barbecue to medium-high. Rinse frozen shrimp under cold running water until ice crystals melt. Pat dry with paper towels. Squeeze about 1/3 cup (75 mL) lime juice into a large bowl. Whisk in oil, honey and seasonings. Pour half into a small bowl and stir in basil.
- Add shrimp to large bowl. Slice pepper and zucchini into 2-inch (5-cm) chunks. Stir into shrimp mixture. Then alternately thread shrimp, pepper and zucchini onto skewers.
- Place skewers on grill. Brush with remaining oil mixture. Then discard mixture. Barbecue, uncovered, turning often, until shrimp are bright pink, 5 to 6 minutes.
- Place kebabs on a platter and drizzle with reserved basil-oil mixture. Great on a bed of rice or noodles.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 114,
- Protein
- 15.8 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 5.8 g,
- Fat
- 3 g,
- Fibre
- 0.5 g,
- Sodium
- 114 mg.
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