Cilantro-Lime Shrimp & Plum Kebabs..

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Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons canola oil or toasted sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 teaspoon freshly grated lime zest
  • 3 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 12 raw shrimp (8-12 per pound), peeled and deveined
  • 3 jalapeno peppers, stemmed, seeded and quartered lengthwise
  • 2 plums, pitted and cut into sixths

Cooking Instructions

1. Whisk oil, cilantro, lime zest, lime juice and salt in a large bowl. Set aside 3 tablespoons of the mixture in a small bowl to use as dressing. Add shrimp, jalapenos and plums to the remaining marinade; toss to coat.

2. Preheat grill to medium-high.

3. Make 4 kebabs, alternating shrimp, jalapenos and plums evenly among the skewers. (Discard the marinade.) Grill the kebabs, turning once, until the shrimp are cooked through, about 8 minutes Total. Drizzle with the reserved dressing.

Nutritional Information per Serving

Calories 194  Carbohydrates 5  Fat 8  Saturated fat 1  
Mono unsaturated fat 4  Protein 24  Cholesterol 221  Fiber 1  Potassium 292  

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This recipe has been added to the following public cookbooks:
Romancing The Appetite, Summer Vegetables, Healthy Foods Men Will Eat, Rafat's Cook book, Seafood

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kbetts1052
05/26/07 12:00 AM

yummy

I used a milder pepper and it was great

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