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5 from 2 votes

Spicy Green Shrimp

Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time8 minutes
Total Time13 minutes
Servings: 4
Author: Amy Stafford

Ingredients

  • 1 pound Extra-Large shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 1 lime zested and juiced
  • 2 cups fresh Basil
  • 1 cup Cilantro leaves
  • 2 cloves garlic peeled
  • 1 Jalapeño pepper stem removed
  • 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup Greek nonfat plain yogurt

Instructions

  • Place Cilantro, Basil, Ginger, Garlic, Jalapeño, Lime juice, Lime zest, in a food processor.
  • Process until finely chopped.
  • Add Greek yogurt and pulse until combined.
  • Add 1/2 sauce to ziploc bag with shrimp.
  • Refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
  • Heat grill to medium-high heat
  • Add shrimp to hot grill, close lid.
  • -4 minutes flip shrimp. Shrimp should be pink on bottom and sides
  • Cook an additional 2-4 minutes. Heads of shrimp will curl towards tail, touching or close to touching.
  • Remove.
  • Serve with remaining sauce to dip and a few wedges of lime.

Notes

NOTE: I did not add the refrigeration time of 1-2 hours to the total time on recipe card.