Disclosure: OXO generously provided the kitchen tools and The Shrimp Council contributed 5 lbs of amazing shrimp, but as always all opinions are 100% mine. I am a true believer in OXO products and I am very pleased with the quality of shrimp I was provided for this post.
Lemon & Herb Shrimp Skewers
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Today I am sharing a wonderful recipe for Grilled Lemon and Herb Shrimp with a Grilled Vegetable Medley which features a few of these wonderful OXO items.
I am a huge fan of fresh herbs and with spring here I am ready to get my herb garden up and ready. These wonderful OXO Flexible Kitchen & Herb Snips are perfect for snipping fresh herbs right out of the garden. In this marinade recipe I use a variety of fresh herbs that include:
In addition to fresh herbs, I also use fresh squeezed lemon juice for my recipe. Shrimp and lemons were made for each other, and this OXO Lemon Reamer will quickly juice your lemons in a breeze with no fuss.
Once you have prepared your Lemon and Herb Marinade with your fresh herbs and lemon juice, you are ready to start peeling the shrimp. Here is a wonderful OXO video illustrating how to properly peel and devein shrimp using their innovative one motion shrimp cleaner.
Now you are ready to start your grill. Grilling is one of my favorite ways to prepare food. I love cooking outside and and enjoying the fresh air of spring and summer. For the shrimp I used these OXO 12″ Tongs with Silicone Heads that allowed me to turn and remove the shrimp skewers with a secure grip to ensure I was in control. And I used a grilling skillet to cook my vegetable medley, which makes cooking vegetables on the grill easy and simple.
Ready for the full recipe…
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Grilled Lemon and Herb Shrimp
Description
Makes approximately 15 skewers, 5 shrimp per skewer
Ingredients
5 lbs jumbo U-15 shrimp
For the marinade
- 1 1/2 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 cup of fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 4 TBS fresh basil, finely chopped
- 1 TBSP + 1 tsp fresh lemon thyme, finely chopped
- 1 TBSP fresh oregano, finely chopped
- 1 TBSP fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 2 TBSP shallot, finely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp ground pepper
- 1 tsp granulated sugar
For the grilled vegetable medley
- yellow squash, halved and sliced
- zucchini, halved and sliced
- red bell pepper, halved and sliced
- asparagus, cut into small sections
- cherry tomatoes, halved
- sun burst tomatoes, halved
Additional Ingredients
- quinoa
- vegetable broth
Instructions
For the marinade
- Combine all ingredients in a mason jar or bowl by shaking or whisking.
For the shrimp
- Peel and devein, then set aside.
- Preheat grill to 400 degrees (medium high heat)
- With foil, cover a large baking sheet with sides.
- If using wooden skewers, soak wooden skewers for at least 15 minutes before placing on the shrimp.
- Place shrimp on wooden skewers and then onto the foiled cover baking sheet.
- Whisk or shake the marinade and then evenly pour about 1 cup of the marinade over the shrimp skewers.
- Take a basting brush and make sure all shrimp are cover in the marinade.
- Add additional salt and pepper to taste.
- Oil grill grates before place the shrimp skewers on the hot grates.
- Grill shrimp for about 3-5 minutes on each side, until shrimp is opaque.
- Serve shrimp skewers over quinoa and a grilled vegetable melody.
For the grilled vegetable medley
- Add all the sliced and diced vegetables in a large mixing bowl.
- Then add the remaining amount of lemon and herb marinade.
- Toss with tongs to evenly coat.
- Add additional salt and pepper to taste.
- Now add vegetables to a 12 inch grill skillet and cover and cook on grill until vegetables are nice and tender, about 7 – 10 minutes. Cook vegetables in several batches.
For the quinoa
- Cook according to the package directions.
- I cook mine in vegetable broth instead of water for added flavor.
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Love all the fresh herbs in your dish! I’ve got to try this one!
Thanks, Leah! Loved your recipe too :)
That picture on the grill just SMELLS of Summer! Gorgeous! I love that you incorporated all of those fresh herbs. Those snips were my favorite tool of the bunch and I used them on the shrimp as well. There were perfect. I am so glad to find your site via the challenge.
Thank you, Val! The fresh herbs is what makes this recipe so delicious! And those snips are going to be put to good use this spring/summer in my herb garden :)
Just in time for grilling season! These are the perfect size shrimp for grilling, too.
Camille these where wonderful sized shrimp and very delicious and tender! Thank you so much for stopping by, hopping over to your recipe right now :)
I *love* shrimp, Audra, and this recipe has me excited for spring and dreaming of summer! Love OXO kitchen gadgets, too…I’ve been pleased with every one I’ve ever bought. Thanks for the chance to win some of them!
You are very welcome sweet Samantha! I agree, OXO has awesome kitchen gadgets and every gadget I have ever bought has lasted for years :)
Holy cow those look absolutely delicious…definitely need to try this. As soon as this weather warms up and I can grill again :)
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Happy Valley Chow
Thanks, Happy Valley Chow! I love grilling season and this dish was so delicious right of the hot grill :)
These look so refreshing! Perfect for summer
Thank you, Betsy! Your recipe looks amazing too! I am loving everyone’s recipe :)
WOW!! I’m just loving all the fresh herbs you used in this! Such a fresh and healthy recipe.
Thanks, Brandie! Your coconut shrimp look out of this world delicious :)
This marinade sounds so bright and fresh – such a beautiful, healthy meal!
Thanks, Heather! Those shrimp and veggies are so good off the grill, I will definitely have this recipe on my menu all spring/summer long :) Your recipe looks quite delicious as well! Thanks for stopping by :)
I love this dish! It’s so colorful and healthy! I love the flavor of grilled shrimp…it tastes like summer!
Thank you, Caroline! I agree, I love shrimp off the grill <3 Thanks for stopping by!
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Thanks, Claudia!
This was really good. I left off the mint and substituted cilantro for the parsley. I also added some tumeric. I had a bit of a problem with the meat sticking to the grill but otherwise, they were perfect. Thanks so much Sue!
Absolutely love your creative idea with Lemon & Herb Shrimp Skewers! Never seen something like this! Definitely i will try to make it too! Thx for sharing! Can I post it on my blog?
So glad you like it! You can definitely share one image and a link back to my blog for the recipe, but I don’t allow people to re-share the recipe in full. Thanks!
These lemon & herb shrimp skewers are so Instagrammable and adorable! As you know I made it a short while ago and it was lovely! Thx for sharing!
I prefer healthy food! And I’ll definitely try that lemon & herb shrimp skewers. My husband would love it! Thanks and kudos for this awesome recipe.
Oh wow, it looks delicious already in the photos. I will certainly try this out next weekend.
Keep sharing such recipes Ashley :D
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The lemon herb marinade really helps the flavor of the shrimp to pop out. Refreshing and healthy this is a true summer dish!
Medley recipe – love it already! Seeing the giveaways give an exciting feeling. I should try the products for my cooking. All the utensils are useful for my daily cooking.
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