Bay And Lemon Shrimp Skewers With Olive Couscous Recipes

GRILLED POMPANO AND SHRIMP WITH LEMON, OLIVES, AND BAY LEAVES

Steps:

• Prepare grill. Soak skewers in warm water 30 minutes.
• With a sharp knife slit skin of pompano along center of each piece to keep skin from curling when grilling. Shell shrimp, leaving tail and connecting shell segment intact, and thread 4 shrimp onto each skewer. Brush shrimp and pompano all over with additional olive oil.
• With a sharp knife cut ends from lemons. Standing each lemon on a cut side, cut rind and pith from lemon, exposing flesh. Cut lemon segments free from membranes. Discard coarse stems from spinach. Flatten olives, a few at a time, with flat side of a large heavy knife to loosen pit from flesh and discard pits. In a small saucepan stir together olives, extra-virgin olive oil, bay leaves, and a pinch salt.
• Season shrimp and pompano with salt and pepper and grill on a lightly oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals until just cooked through, about 3 minutes on each side. (Alternatively, grill seafood in a hot well-seasoned ridged grill pan over moderately high heat.) Transfer seafood with tongs to a platter and keep warm, covered. Heat olive mixture over low heat until warm.
• In a 12-inch skillet heat remaining tablespoon olive oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté spinach, stirring and turning it with tongs, until wilted, 1 to 2 minutes. Season spinach with salt and pepper.
• Serve seafood over spinach, topped with lemon segments and olive mixture.

LEMON-BASIL GRILLED SHRIMP & COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Cook couscous according to package directions; remove from heat. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk lemon juice, oil, mustard, garlic, salt and pepper until blended; stir in 1/4 cup basil. Stir 1/4 cup dressing into cooked couscous; reserve remaining dressing., Thread shrimp onto metal or soaked wooden skewers. Grill shrimp, covered, on an oiled rack over medium-high heat until pink, 2-3 minutes on each side., Remove shrimp from skewers; toss with reserved dressing. Serve with couscous. Sprinkle with lemon zest and remaining basil.

LEMON, GARLIC AND BASIL SHRIMP SKEWERS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk lemon juice with oil, mustard, garlic and lemon peel.
• Add shrimp and stir to coat.
• Marinate, covered and refrigerated, for about 45 minutes.
• Grease grill and preheat barbecue to high.
• Thread shrimp onto skewers and sprinkle both sides lightly with salt.
• Place on grill and barbecue until shrimp are pink, about 1½ to 2 minutes a side.
• Remove, place on a platter and sprinkle with basil.