Grilled Cilantro Lime Shrimp Skewers
Updated November 10, 2017
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Happy Father’s Day! I hope you are all celebrating the men in your life.
I wish I could be with my dad today, but he lives far, far away. I am very close with my father, we still talk and email every day. I am a daddy’s girl:) I am grateful for the sacrifices my dad has made for me and my siblings. He always puts others first and is a great example to all of us. I could go on and on about why I love and appreciate him, but I know he would be embarrassed. He is my best friend and the greatest father. Plus, he is an amazing baker, but that is just an added bonus:) We love you pops! Happy Father‘s Day!
We are really enjoying our grill. We use it at least once or twice a week. We bought fresh shrimp and grilled shrimp skewers. Josh made a cilantro lime marinade for the little shrimpies. They cooked up in no time. They turned pink almost immediately after we set them on the grill. You don’t want to overcook shrimp, tough shrimp is not a good thing:)
We served the skewers with brown rice, black bean salsa, and a salad. This was a simple summer meal with great flavor. If you don’t have a grill, you can cook the skewers inside on a grill pan, but grilling outside in the summer sun is so much better:)
Grilled Cilantro Lime Shrimp Skewers
Wood Skewers-you can find them at any grocery store
Shrimp-peeled and deveined
Olive oil
Fresh lime juice
Lime zest
Cilantro-chopped
Garlic-minced
1. Soak the wood skewers in water for about 10 minutes.
2. In medium bowl, mix together the olive oil, lime juice, lime zest, cilantro, and garlic. Again, we didn’t measure but just guess to your taste. We didn’t use much oil, maybe 1 Tablespoon.
3. Toss the shrimp in the lime/cilantro mixture. Let them marinade for about 30 minutes.
4. Put the shrimp on the wood skewers. As many as will fit.
5. On a heated grill, grill the skewers, only a few minutes for each side.
6. Serve with rice and black bean salsa, if you wish.
Neat Marie…just too darned neat & delicious. You are really enjoying your grill. Happy FD to Daddy's girl!!
These look wonderful. I'll bet they taste as good as they look. Have a wonderful day.
What a nice dish. looks delicious! Happy father's day to your dad.
My kind of dinner! I am so into shrimp right now, I could eat it for every meal. You sound like you have a fantastic reationship with your daddy! LOVE the picture of you two- your hair looks fabulous
I love shrimp skewers on the grill but I've never tried them with a cilantro lime marinade. Sounds delicious!
I love shrimp and this looks delish! How do you turn the skewers, though? I always end up burning myself.
looks fabulous! love that pic of you two 🙂
Delicious! A great shot of you and your dad!
Cheers,
Rosa
Oh gosh, don't even get me started on what our dads sacrifice for us, I might cry! Happy father's day to your dad! (I made mine a stir-fry of string beans and sa-cha sauce to go with the roast pork belly today.) Mine adores shrimp, just like me– we'd love these! 🙂
Lovely photo of you two!.
Mmm, I never say no to shrimp and I am practically a spokesperson for cilantro!
Gorgeous as always Marie!
i was a daddy's girl too and before he passed,a day won't be complete if i didn't hear his voice… anyway, happy father's day to your dad… 🙂
and, your grilled shrimps look lovely… 🙂
Thanks everyone. I always enjoy celebrating Father's Day.
Erica-Thanks. That is an old picture when my hair was short.
Rebecca-Use tongs to turn the skewers, please don't burn yourself:)
Manggy-Your dad is a lucky guy. Sounds like a great meal.
Mikky-Sorry your dad has passed. I try to cherish every day with mine.
What a great father and nice words you said about him. YOur food looks great too!
WOw Maria, this looks like such a filling dinner. I would love to have some!
Your photo with your dad is really nice.
Love the picture of you with your dad. He seemed like such a great guy the one time I chatted with him. Shrimp skewers look great too!
omg I am drooling… literally! I love the shrimp and cilantro – I am making these asap!
Maria-
These look divine…thanks for posting!
I was just thinking about making shrimp skewers! Yours look great, love the lime! Cute pic of you and your dad too 🙂
The Purple Foodie-that was Josh's plate:) He can always eat way more than me. It was pretty to photograph though..ha!
Kalyn-Thanks. I wish my dad could visit Utah more often.
I love making skewers! They are too much fun.
Great Brains think alike!!! I made the same shrimp three days ago. It was yummy!!!! See you in July, xo
yum! looks delicious!
So colorful! What a gorgeous meal!
Beautiful looking skewers.
Father's day is great isn't it!
Wow, the shrimp sound so fresh, summery, and delicious!
This is absolutely divine what an awesome contribute to your dad!
These look great, I love cilantro and lime!
What sweet things you said about your dad, I bet he's so proud of you!
Those shrimps look wonderful!
i'm usually all about food on a stick…just not shrimp. however, i will compliment you again (and until the end of the earth) on that fabulous salsa–it's just exquisite. yeah, i called a salsa exquisite. 🙂
Yum, I need to add grilled shrimp to the menu plan soon
I was thinking about grilling some shrimp just the the day. This really looks delicious! 🙂
I don't live near my dad either, I wish he and my mom were closer!! I totally miss him
These grilled shrimp look delicious! I love the flavor of cilantro and lime together!
These look incredible, Maria! We got David a new grill for Father's Day, and these will definitely be on the menu this week!
Those look delicious!!
I love grilled shrimp! It's amazing how many I can eat without feeling sick.
Oh yum! This summer I really want to try grilling shrimp, this looks fantastic!
What a great summertime meal. And a beautiful picture of you and your dad!
How cute! I still love your dad's freezer cookies!
Delicious! I pretty much love shrimp any way you can prepare them, especially on the grill. The cilantro lime marinade sounds scrumptious!
Cathy-Enjoy your new grill!
The Blonde Duck-My dad's freezer cookies are a family favorite. Glad you like them!
What a cute picture of you and your dad! I love the tropical theme of your dish and the black bean salsa sounds delicious.
What a wonderful Meal !
I hope your Dad enjoyed!
Have A Wonderful Monday:)
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That looks flavorful and fresh, I need to eat more shrimp!
YUM! Love the idea of serving it with the salsa on a bed of brown rice. Great photos too!
You are such a sweet girl Maria. I am sure your dad is very happy to see this post. Your meal looks scrumptious as well.
Maria that looks like such a wonderful dinner! YUM!!!!!
These look fantastic and I know how wonderful they must have tasted fresh off the grill!
looks so delicious, and beautifully presented too!
It is so nice to see you and your Dad…great photo. Love the recipe but no sun here in RI just lots of rain and chilly weather… Guess I save this one for another couple of weeks!
cilantro/lime is one of my favorite flavor combos ever!! sounds so good 🙂
yummy. i adore all the flavors.
What a gorgeous pic of you two and a lovely tribute to your Dad. Ah, grilled shrimp…life is perfect!
I love grilling shrimp, it's always delicious and it's so quick to make! This looks like a great one to try.
Yum!! I love cilantro lime shrimp!
A delicious summer meal!
A perfect summer dish!
Maria, great photo with you and Pops and the dish is a simple, good and healthy one for the summer. Lime and cilantro are perfect together.
Shrimp is one of my favorite foods!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And this looks incredible, restaurant quality!!! Great pic of you and your Dad! He looks like a good man.
Looks like an awesome recipe to try. Here's a similar-but-different recipe: MissOriginality's Shrimp Salsa.
Your skewers look sssooo great! I want some! 🙂
the shrimp looks great. on a side note, i think you look cute with short hair 🙂