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Lemon Grilled Shrimp Cocktail

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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.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 8 servings

Ingredients

Marinade:

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

Preparation

  1. Step 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.)

    Step 2

    2. Combine all the marinade ingredients in a large bowl.

    Step 3

    3. Rinse the shrimp under cold water. Drain and pat dry. Toss shrimp in the marinade and let rest for 30 minutes.

    Step 4

    4. Prepare hot coals for grilling or preheat the broiler.

    Step 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.

    Step 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.

Nutrition Per Serving

Per serving: 372 calories
5g carbohydrates
10g protein
35g fat
101mg cholesterol.
#### Nutritional analysis provided by New Wellness
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