Grilled Shrimp and Chorizo Skewers with Piquillo Gazpacho

Name: Grilled Shrimp and Chorizo Skewers with Piquillo Gazpacho
Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 794 grams can fire-roasted tomatoes, diced or crushed; 2 ribs celery from heart, chopped; 340 grams package chorizo cut into 16 thick slices on an angle (recommended: Gaspars); 1 handful generous handful cilantro leaves; 4 servings Coarse salt; 2 slices thick slices crusty bread, chopped; 1 seedless cucumber, peeled, chopped; 1 handful generous handful flat-leaf parsley; 2 cloves garlic, cracked from skin; 1 Tbsp hot sauce (recommended: Tabasco) for medium to spicy heat level, adjust to your own taste; 1 lemon, zested and 1/2 lemon, juiced; 4 servings Extra-virgin olive oil, for liberal drizzling; 1 jar piquillo, Spanish roasted peppers - available in most markets, roasted red peppers may be substituted, about 1 cup packed, drained; 1 small yellow onion, coarsely chopped; 16 extra larges 6 to 8 count, peeled and deveined shrimp

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Grilled Shrimp and Chorizo Skewers with Piquillo Gazpacho a try. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 722 calories, 28g of protein, and 48g of fat. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. It will be a hit at your The Fourth Of July event. Head to the store and pick up canned tomatoes, hot sauce, piquillo, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Preheat grill or grill pan over medium high heat.

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Grill Pan

Grill

Place shrimp in shallow dish and season with salt, lemon juice and a liberal drizzle on extra-virgin olive oil, just enough to coat the shrimp. Skewer 4 shrimp alternating with 4 slices of chorizo on each skewer.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Lemon Juice

Chorizo

Shrimp

Salt

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Skewers

Place 2 tablespoons, a palm full, of parsley on the cutting board with the lemon zest.

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Lemon Zest

Parsley

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Cutting Board

Add 1/2 palm full of cilantro leaves to the pile as well as 1 clove of garlic. Finely chop this mixture and reserve for sprinkling over shrimp and gazpacho.

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Fresh Cilantro

Gazpacho

Garlic

Shrimp

Clove

Place remaining herbs and garlic in the food processor or a large blender with peppers, tomatoes, chopped vegetables, bread and hot sauce and process until smooth.

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Vegetable