Cilantro-Lime Grilled Shrimp {Fiesta!}

Wouldn't these shrimp look gorgeous for a party...served on skewers with a lime at the end?!  Shrimp makes a great appetizer, but it's mostly served in "shrimp cocktail ring" form. Totally boring and overdone, in my opinion.  Here, I've spiced things up a little with garlic, lime, cilantro and sriracha and garnished with avocado.  

They can be served as a main course as well, which is how I ate them tonight.  They disappeared pretty quickly, I might add. ;) Delicious!

CILANTRO-LIME GRILLED SHRIMP

(serves two - 4 oz portions)

Ingredients:

8 oz raw shrimp, peeled and deveined

1 small lime

2 tsp olive oil

1 large clove garlic, minced

1.5 T chopped fresh cilantro

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 avocado

Sriracha chili sauce (to taste)

Directions:

Clean shrimp and toss in a bowl with cilantro, garlic, olive oil, juice of 1/2 of the lime & salt.  Let sit for 10-30 minutes.  Heat and oil your grill. Honestly, I used my trusty old George Foreman from college because it's 10 degrees outside.  It worked beautifully. 

Skewer your shrimp if you're going to (remember to soak the wooden sticks so they do not burn).  Grill shrimp for 2-3 minutes per side. When you flip, pour the rest of the marinade on the shrimp. Garnish with avocado slices, Sriracha and a bit more cilantro.  

Makin' me think summertime & margaritas!  Salted rim, please.