One of our favorite treats in this house is shrimp. It is the one thing that I know will be a hit every time with all five of us. I often make Linguine with Shrimp Scampi but I decided to lighten it up a bit and grill it this time. Of course, grilling requires a delicious marinade, so I turned to my good friend, The Barefoot Contessa and her recipe for Grilled Herbed Shrimp.
In keeping with my attempts to eat a more paleo-friendly diet, I decided to make zucchini noodles in lieu of pasta. I love my spiralizer. For $29.99, you can’t beat it.
It was the perfect light, summer meal. Here’s the recipe.
Grilled Marinated Shrimp and Zucchini Noodles
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Serves: 6 servings
Delicious, light and healthy summer dinner! Low carb, gluten free and nutritious!
Ingredients
- Grilled Marinated Shrimp
- 2 pounds large shrimp (12 to 15 per pound), peeled and deveined, tail on
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 medium yellow onion, small-diced
- 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
- 1/4 cup minced fresh basil
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup good olive oil
- 1 lemon, juiced
- Zucchini Noodles
- 2 large zucchini
- 2 Tbsp butter
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Combine all the marinade ingredients and pour them over the shrimp in a big bowl.
- Let them marinate at room temp for an hour or two. (Alternately, they can marinate in the fridge overnight.)
- Skewer the shrimp and grill over medium heat for 2-3 minutes on a side or just until they turn pink.
- Meanwhile, use the julienne peeler to make zucchini noodles.
- Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a saute pan over medium heat.
- Add the zucchini and mix it around for 5-10 minutes or until it’s cooked through.
- Serve immediately.
I never thought to Julienne my zucchini in place of pasta 🙂 Thank You!
Zucchini noodles instead of pasta! Genius! I love making shrimp scampi, I think I’ll try out replacing pasta, yum!
Oh you’ve just set my mouth to watering!
I am always looking for new recipes since we have so much zucchini popping out of our garden. Can’t wait to try this one. Thanks for sharing your idea!
I think I need that julienne peeler! This looks great 🙂
You can also get a cute little spiral slicer to make “angel hair pasta” from a zucchini. http://astore.amazon.com/kwelln-20/detail/B0000DDVYE
This will also thinly slice veggies. Works great! Thanks for the recipe…gonna try that soon!
Thanks!!! I will check that out.
Spaghetti squash is good too as a pasta replacement!
I’ll definitely try the zucchini noodles–what a great idea! I tried a new shrimp recipe this week. It was the Pioneer Woman’s Firecracker Shrimp. It was DELICIOUS and super easy. Would highly recommend it if you like spicy food!