A simple Marinated Grilled Shrimp recipe is the perfect easy and healthy dinner for warm weather months! With just 10 minutes of prep and 5 minutes on the grill, this fresh dish comes together quickly and makes family meals relaxing, delicious, and nutritious!
In your mind, what qualifies something as a “feel good” food? Is it the combination of fresh ingredients, the memories associated with a certain meal, or the friends that joined you around the table?
So often we are told that we should only nourish our bodies with whole, real, “clean” ingredients. That we should avoid entire food groups like carbs, gluten, dairy, or sugar. And while it’s obviously important to fuel our bodies properly, eliminating entire food groups can mean missing out on a truly beautiful and satisfying experience that does much more than slim a thigh or build a muscle.
Over the years I have come to appreciate the recipes and foods that truly make me feel good. My mom’s Spaghetti with Meat Sauce or Beef Stew; Aunt Bee’s Swedish Meatballs; or a Snickers ice cream cone from our favorite candy shop on the Vineyard. These are the dishes that conjure up fond memories, bring joy to the table, and make me feel satisfied in mind, body, and spirit. They’re not checking a specific macro nutrient box, but instead nourishing my soul in ways that a kale salad never will.
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There are also those “feel good foods” that are a happy combination of comfort, nutrition, and ease. For me, a grilled shrimp kabob immediately takes me back to the summer dinners of my childhood. My mom regularly served grilled shrimp with a French baguette and a fresh green salad. It’s simple food that nourishes our physical bodies, but that also reminds me of warm summer evenings, carefree nights on the deck, and a table full of loved ones. High-protein, low-carb, and gluten-free stats are irrelevant. The food is so much more powerful than any numbers on a panel or any single stand-alone ingredients!
Ingredients :
3 cloves of minced garlic.
⅓ cup of olive oil.
¼ cup of tomato sauce.
2 tbsps of red wine vinegar.
2 tbsps of chopped fresh basil.
½ tsp of salt.
¼ tsp of cayenne pepper.
2 pounds of peeled and deveined fresh shrimp.
How to make it :
Mix the garlic, olive oil, tomato sauce and red wine vinegar together in a large bowl.
Season with basil,s alt and cayenne pepper, mix in the shrimp until well coated.
Refrigerate covered for 30 to 60 minutes stirring once or twice.
Thread the shrimp onto skewers, piercing once near the tail and once near the heat and discard the marinade.
Preheat the grill on medium heat and spray with some oil.
Cook the shrimp for 2 to 3 minutes per side and serve immediately.
Bonne Appétit!
Easy, peasy and delicious! I promise you, this will be the best shrimp you’ve ever tasted! Just give it a shot and you’ll thank me later.