Sizzled Citrus Shrimp

It was a humid day here in Nova Scotia, its 8:30pm and I’m still hot. YUCK.  I refused to turn the oven on tonight, stuck to the BBQ and a few minutes on the stove top.

Dinner was a tasty recipe that I got from JillianMichaels.com a few years ago.  The directions in the recipe are to grill the shrimp in a skillet.  I made a few modifications so that they could be grilled as skewers on the BBQ.

Sizzled Citrus Shrimp

 
Ingredients:

• 3 tbsp lemon juice
• 3 tbsp dry white wine
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 lb shrimp
• 1 bay leaf, crushed
• red pepper flakes
• fresh ground pepper

I used 1 bag of frozen, pre-cooked shrimp.  Thawed out.

 
In a large mixing bowl combine lemon juice, wine & olive oil.

Mix in garlic, bay leaf, red pepper flakes & pepper.

Add shrimp to mixture and toss to coat.  Cover and marinate in the fridge for 15 minutes.

Skewer Tip:  Soak disposable wooden skewers in water to avoid them burning on the grill. For the record they will catch on fire…don’t ask me how I know. 😉

While the shrimpies are marinating, head out to the garden to see what’s fresh for the picking…

Green & yellow beans, snowpeas and regular peas.  Mmm, fresh veggies!

Prep the skewers…

 
And place them on the BBQ rack on the lowest heat possible. See the heart? I swear I didn’t do this on purpose!

 
It was a sunny Friday night; only appropriate to crack open a bottle…

 
Banrock Station White Shiraz. – Light rose petal in colour, the Banrock Station White Shiraz displays fresh lifted strawberry fruit with floral and jasmine aromas. The semi sweet palate abounds with strawberry flavours and reveals a lovely zesty finish.

I had a few ounces, was quite refreshing.

Don’t forget about the skewers!  I rotated them every 5 mins or so, for a total of 4 times. 

Ta-da! A lovely, light summer meal.

 
Shrimp was served on a bed of creamy rice noodles.

Don’t they look delish?  They were really good!

Side of fresh beans.  Love, love, love having a garden!

 
Enjoy!

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I got quite a few goodies in the mail box today, including my blog business cards!!!  I’m so happy with how they turned out!

I took advantage of a free shipping offer that Moo.com was having and got 50 cards for approximately $24.00CA.  I really liked that I was able to design the cards myself. (Uploaded the jpg files)   My order was placed on July 25th and received today. Overall, fantastic service.  I would recommend Moo.com to anyone looking to design & print their own business cards for a reasonable price.

FYI – the color difference is just my pics, silly lighting.;)

 
I wondered when I’ll give my first one out? Exciting!

   
I don’t really have anything else to say about the day, except that I’m glad it’s OVER.  This week was brutal.  HELLO WEEKEND!

Back tomorrow bloggies!