Taste of Home
Simple Marinated Shrimp
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. + marinating
YIELD: 12 servings.
My easy crowd-pleasing recipe is prepared a day ahead of time, cutting down on the need for party-day fuss. I always seem to get a lot of requests for the recipe whenever I make it for a special occasion.
—Margaret DeLong, Lake Butler, Florida
Ingredients
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2 pounds cooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
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1 medium red onion, sliced and separated into rings
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2 medium lemons, cut into slices
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1 cup pitted ripe olives, drained
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1/2 cup olive oil
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1/3 cup minced fresh parsley
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3 tablespoons lemon juice
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3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
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1 garlic clove, minced
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1 bay leaf
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1 tablespoon minced fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon ground mustard
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1/4 teaspoon pepper
Directions
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1.
In a 3-qt. glass serving bowl, combine shrimp, onion, lemons and olives. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine remaining ingredients; shake well. Pour over shrimp mixture and stir gently to coat.
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2.
Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours, stirring occasionally. Discard bay leaf before serving.
Nutrition Facts
1 serving: 182 calories, 12g fat (2g saturated fat), 115mg cholesterol, 393mg sodium, 4g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 1g fiber), 16g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 2 fat.
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