Grilled Shrimp Skewers With Charred Asparagus & Snap Peas
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Recipe: #27090
July 31, 2017
Categories: Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish, Shellfish, Shrimp, Vegetables, Asparagus, Peas, Southern, Quick Meals, July 4th, Summer, Weeknight Meals, Grilling (Outdoor), Skillet, Gluten-Free, Heart Healthy, Low Calorie, Low Carbohydrate, Low Cholesterol, No Eggs, Non-Dairy, Spring more
"Wonderful summertime recipe. For extra charred flavor, cook the veggies in a cast-iron skillet directly on the grill instead of the stovetop. The shrimp need to marinate for 2 hours. This is not included in the prep time."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (350 g)
- Calories 685.4
- Total Fat - 20.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.1 g
- Cholesterol - 214.2 mg
- Sodium - 2181.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 98.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.3 g
- Sugars - 65.7 g
- Protein - 25.6 g
- Calcium - 126.4 mg
- Iron - 1.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 77.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step 1
Combine the first 6 ingredients in a bowl. Place shrimp in a large bowl. Pour two-thirds of the oil mixture over the shrimp; toss to coat. Reserve the remaining oil mixture. Chill the shrimp mixture in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
Step 2
Cook the snap peas and asparagus in boiling water for 45 aeconds. Remove from the pan. Immediately plunge into a bowl of ice water. Drain well.
Step 3
Preheat the grill to medium-high.
Step 4
Remove the shrimp from the marinade. Discard the marinade. Thread about 5 shrimp onto each of 4 skewers. Place the skewers on a grill rack coated with cooking spray. Grill 3 minutes on each side or until the shrimp is done.
Step 5
Heat a cast-iron skillet over high heat. Add canola oil to the pan; swirl to coat. Add asparagus and peas; cook 3 minutes or until browned and lightly charred. Remove the pan from the heat. Add the reserved olive oil mixture to the asparagus mixture. Return the pan to high heat; cook 30 seconds or until the liquid almost evaporates. Sprinkle with salt and basil. Serve the asparagus mixture with the skewers.
Tips & Variations
- Cooking spray