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    Home » Food

    Orange and Thyme Grilled Shrimp

    LAST UPDATED: February 12, 2019 PUBLISHED: July 15, 2008 By Pam Greer 9 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    I have never had luck with growing thyme until this year. I finally read somewhere that the secret to growing it is to use it a lot. Keep it trimmed back and it rewards you with a lovely bushy, spreading little plant. Mine always used to get very woody and have a lot of die off in the winter. But now, the only hard part of growing thyme is using it! And gee..since thyme lends itself to just about every dish you could make, that shouldn't be too difficult, should it?

    Hey, guess what??? I haven't bought a magazine in at least a week!! But I did preorder Jamie at Home: Cook Your Way to the Good Life. This is the first cookbook I've ever preordered and I have to say that it feels really good. It brings me a little bit of pleasure to know that in September, a new cookbook is coming my way! It's kind of like my own little present to myself. Where was I going with this...oh yeah, I haven't bought a magazine, so I've been looking through my latest Everyday Food, and one of the recipes I had marked to try was the Orange-and-Thyme Grilled Shrimp. I love this recipe! It's so simple and it really allows the flavors of the ingredients to shine through. I pretty much followed the recipe exactly, except that I didn't use light mayonnaise.

    Orange-and-Thyme Grilled Shrimp
    Serves 4

    1 pound large shrimp (about 24), peeled and deveined, tails on
    1 ½ teaspoons grated orange zest, plus ½ cup fresh orange juice
    2 garlic cloves, minced
    2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for grates
    1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
    Coarse salt and ground pepper
    ⅓ cup light mayonnaise

    In a shallow dish, combine shrimp, 1 teaspoon zest, ¼ cup juice, garlic, oil, 1 tablespoon thyme, ½ teaspoon salt, and teaspoon pepper; toss to coat. Marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes (or up to 8 hours). Soak eight 8-inch wooden skewers in water 30 minutes before cooking. I marinated in a ziplock bag, but it does look prettier marinating in a shallow dish!

    In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, remaining ½ teaspoon zest, remaining ¼ cup juice, and remaining 1 teaspoon thyme; season dipping sauce with salt and pepper.

    Heat grill to medium; lightly oil grates. Thread shrimp onto skewers, and grill, turning once, until shrimp are opaque throughout, 3 to 4 minutes. Serve shrimp with dipping sauce.

    Pretty simple, huh? It's really very good and fresh tasting. This will be my entry this week for Weekend Herb Blogging created by Kalyn of Kalyn's Kitchen. It is hosted this week by Archana of Archana's Kitchen.

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    Comments

    1. noble pig says

      July 16, 2008 at 6:32 pm

      It's so simple and beautiful looking Pam.

      Reply
    2. Grace says

      July 16, 2008 at 3:06 pm

      thyme is an herb that i never use. perhaps i should. as it is, the only use i have for thyme is making puns with the word. 🙂

      Reply
    3. Kevin says

      July 16, 2008 at 1:09 am

      That looks like a simple and tasty meal!

      Reply
    4. Peter M says

      July 16, 2008 at 2:26 am

      Pam, I can taste this. I would even say grilled orange slices squuezed on these at the end would be WOW!

      Good to hear your thyme is growing well this year...try & move it indoors too.

      Reply
    5. Haley says

      July 15, 2008 at 7:27 pm

      We would like to feature this recipe on our blog. Please email haleyglasco@gmail.com if interested. Thanks 🙂

      Haley

      http://blog.keyingredient.com/

      Reply
    6. Marjie says

      July 15, 2008 at 8:24 pm

      I like anything in orange sauce or with orange in it! And I love shrimp! How much better can a combo get?

      Reply
    7. Joy says

      July 15, 2008 at 8:12 pm

      That sure looks good. I have never fixed shrimp...another new thing to try. The tomatoes look SO good!

      Reply
    8. Kalyn says

      July 15, 2008 at 7:47 pm

      That does look good! Guess what I am cooking tonight for my dad and stepmom? Grilled shrimp on skewers. (No thyme in my recipe thought; should have seen this sooner.)

      Reply
    9. Paula says

      July 15, 2008 at 5:53 pm

      Oh wow, does this meal look delicious. I like that dipping sauce. By the way, I have given you an award on my site. 🙂

      Reply

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