MY OH MY! We are finally entering into barbecue season and I have to say I am ready! My flip flops are on, barbecue scrubbed, lawn chair ready and a cold drink in hand and it is time to dive into sunny weather and barbecuing! Let's just take a moment to celebrate...... OK, and we are back! This Grilled Shrimp with Avocado Butter Recipe is pretty darn delicious and perfect for celebrating sunny warm weather!
Grilled Shrimp with Avocado Butter Recipe
I adapted this recipe from the 200 Easy Mexican Recipes Cookbook. This cookbook is filled with so many amazing recipes that I can't wait to make.
When I first started learning to cook I was so scared to cook shrimp or really any seafood. I was afraid I wouldn't cook it the right way or know that they were finished. This Grilled Shrimp Recipe really pushed me to try cooking shrimp and I ended up loving it.
Cooking these on the barbecue is really easy. Just make sure you give the shrimp time to marinade with the limes, garlic, creole seasoning, and cayenne pepper. You want them to be flavorful! If you are not a fan of Cayenne pepper you can lower the amount or leave it out completely.
Grilled Shrimp
- Limes
- Garlic
- Creole seasoning
- Cayenne pepper
- Olive oil
- Jumbo shrimp
Avocado Butter
- Avocados
- Garlic
- Lime juice
- Olive oil
- Sea salt
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Grilled Shrimp with Avocado Butter Recipe
Ingredients
Grilled Shrimp
- 2 limes juiced
- 1 clove Garlic minced
- 1 Tablespoon Creole Seasoning
- ½ teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
- 2 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- 16 jumbo shrimp peeled and deveined
Avocado Butter
- 3 Avocado cut into quarters or chunks
- 2 cloves Garlic minced
- 2 Tablespoon Lime Juice freshly squeezed
- 2 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- sea salt
Instructions
- Whisk lime juice, garlic, creole seasoning, cayenne, and oil until well mixed
- Add shrimp and lightly toss
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to 2 hours
- preheat barbecue to medium-high
- remove shrimp from marinade and thread 4 shrimp on each skewer
- Grill shrimp until they are pink and opaque, about 3-4 minutes per side
- transfer to a platter and serve with Avocado butter
Avocado Butter
- 3 avocados, cut into quarters or chunks
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- kosher or sea salt
Nutrition
Recipe originally shared on May 8, 2013. Updated December 2020
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