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Grilled Shrimp Chimichurri

November 4, 2015 by Mahy, Updated June 3, 2020 3 Comments

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Grilled Shrimp Chimichurri

This grilled shrimp chimichurri recipe is a fabulous excuse to fire up your grill, stand up in the cold for a few minutes and throw yourself a last minute fiesta! This recipe is one of the simplest and easiest ones to get started on grilling shrimps, no marinating or waiting needed—just some chopped herbs and garlic to soak in the shrimps once they’re grilled! And someone to enjoy this fiesta with!

Easing off the sugar rush we had from Halloween–we’re back to our healthier and lighter side of the world. And our weather has been too good for us so far, so we chose to bbq, and I chose shrimps! Alright I am guilty of infusing this blog with shrimp and more shrimp! If I had to chose something to label my “go-to-last-minute-everyday-busy-day-saviour” it will be shrimp. They cook in less than five minutes and they’re absolutely delicious! They’re cooked in endless ways and they’re always speedy—like this shrimp salad with avocado dressing, this shrimp kale artichoke pesto pasta, and those sinful pesto stuffed shrimps!

Grilled Shrimp Chimichurri

Today we’re on to grilling with this grilled shrimp chimichurri. With a hot grill, shrimps need only a minute and a half per side and they’re fully cooked (depending on the size of shrimps, they can go from a minute and up to 2 mins per side). And I love skewering shrimps with toothpicks for a couple of reasons, one of them is to avoid shrimps falling between my grill plates plus flipping them is easier. And the other reason is, when I skewer shrimps this way ( 2 shrimps using 2 toothpicks secured at the top and bottom) I find that my shrimps don’t shrink much during cooking and don’t curl up as much. If you love the curly shrimps, skip skewering all together and use a grill top griddle so the shrimps don’t fall to the bottom of your bbq.

The beauty of this chimichurri sauce, a wonderful Argentinian sauce which is classically used for a nice grilled steak, is that it’s loaded with fresh herbs, olive and garlic. And this wonderful sauce is used only after the shrimp (or chicken or steak!) is grilled and fully cooked so no waiting required and no marinade required. In fact all you need is a sprinkle of salt and pepper on your shrimps and a hot grill.

Grilled Shrimp Chimichurri

So the question on your mind now is—will this be enough to flavor the shrimps?! Absolutely! Once the shrimp is fully cooked and still hot, it goes from grill into the chimichurri sauce and it gets covered with plastic wrap for 5 minutes. This is where magic happens—the garlic, herb and olive oil flavors permeate into the shrimp and coat it all over, much more than a classic marinade. And this grilled shrimp chimichurri is suddenly all ready and needs some tortillas, salad, roast potatoes, grilled veggies, pasta, or whatever your mood feels like and you’ve got a fiesta right there!

On a side note, excuse the hideous photos today—let’s just say my fiesta included a bunch of lovely and quite impatient friends so I got less than a minute to snap a photo of these tender, sweet, flavor loaded and just awesome grilled shrimp chimichurri!

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Grilled Shrimp Chimichurri

Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Keyword chimichurri recipe with shrimps, grilled shrimp chimichurri, grilled shrimps recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 379 kcal
Author Mahy

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs shrimps deveined and peeled with the tails on (any count—I used here 21/26)
  • 1/4 teaspoon of salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon of pepper
  • 1 teaspoon of olive oil
  • Chimichurri Sauce:
  • 1 cup of minced fresh herbs (any combo you like—I used here mint, parsley, cilantro, oregano)
  • 2 large garlic cloves
  • 2 small colored tomatoes diced (optional)
  • 1/4 teaspoon of salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon of pepper
  • 2/3 cup of olive oil
  • juice of 1/2 a lime

Instructions

  1. Preheat your bbq to medium high.
  2. Skewer the shrimps using toothpicks by attaching 2 shrimps together from the head with a toothpick and the tails with another toothpick.
  3. In a deep plate, place all the chimichurri sauce ingredients and mix them well.
  4. Grill the shrimps for 1.5 minutes (with the grill lid covered) and then flip and grill for another 1.5 minutes (with the lid covered).
  5. Once shrimps are pink and opaque, remove them from the grill and immediately place them in the chimichurri sauce, toss them around and cover them for about 5 minutes.
  6. Remove the cover and serve!
Nutrition Facts
Grilled Shrimp Chimichurri
Amount Per Serving
Calories 379 Calories from Fat 243
% Daily Value*
Fat 27g42%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Cholesterol 381mg127%
Sodium 1372mg60%
Potassium 230mg7%
Carbohydrates 2g1%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 31g62%
Vitamin A 553IU11%
Vitamin C 13mg16%
Calcium 232mg23%
Iron 4mg22%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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  1. Mahy says

    November 28, 2015 at 10:11 pm

    Thank you! Enjoy 🙂

    Reply
  2. momo says

    November 11, 2015 at 11:56 am

    5 stars
    Outstanding..thanks mahy..

    Reply
    • Mahy says

      November 11, 2015 at 9:14 pm

      Thanks momo!! Enjoy:)

      Reply

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