How to Cook Perfect Grilled Citrus herb shrimp

Grilled Citrus herb shrimp. This quick and tasty recipe for Citrus Herb Grilled Shrimp is a simple, yet flavorful meal that's great for entertaining. It can be served as an appetizer or entree and is always a crowd pleaser. Directions: Preheat grill to medium-high heat.

The herbed citrus marinade for this grilled shrimp and grilled scallop combination was amazing. The herbed citrus marinade was amazing—we used a regular orange and this weird sour orange with green skin that we found growing on a tree outside the condo in Maui, Hawaii. The best grilled marinated shrimp has flavors of citrus, ginger and herbs. You can have Grilled Citrus herb shrimp using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Grilled Citrus herb shrimp

1. You need 1-2 of lbs. Raw shrimp.
2. You need 1 T of fresh parsley.
3. You need 1 T of fresh rosemary.
4. You need 1 T of fresh cilantro.
5. You need 1 T of fresh basil.
6. You need 1 T of fresh thyme.
7. It's 1-2 T of orange zest.
8. It's 1/4 cup of olive oil.
9. It's 1/4 cup of orange juice.
10. Prepare 3 T of honey.
11. It's 3-5 cloves of garlic.
12. It's To taste of salt and pepper.
13. It's of Skewers.

Get the recipe at Food & Wine. Check out our recipe for grilled citrus and herb marinated shrimp. Wipe off the excess marinade and place the shrimp on the grill pan. All the flavor in half the calories with this dish!

Grilled Citrus herb shrimp step by step

1. Mix all ingredients together except shrimp..
2. Devine and take shells off shrimp..
3. Put shrimp in a bag and marinade with sauce for 1-3 hours. No longer since marinade has citrus it will start to cook the shrimp..
4. While marinading shrimp let the skewers soak, if using wooden skewers. (if using metal skip this step.).
5. Take shrimp out of fridge and put about 5 or 6 shrimp on each skewer..
6. Grill about 3-5 mintues on each side, or until shrimp turns pink..
7. Enjoy over rice, in a tortilla, or simply right off the skewer..

Fun and flavorful citrus grilled shrimp paired with the also flavorful, but healthy, garlic & herb. This grilled shrimp is marinated in a sensational medley of citrus juices, garlic, cilantro, parsley and basil. If you don't have a grill basket, thread shrimp onto metal or soaked wooden skewers. When using skewers, make sure to turn them over once during cooking. Warm grilled shrimp tossed in a fresh citrus marinade is a quick and easy appetizer or light dinner that's perfect for summer!