Spiced Shrimp Vegetables Brochettes
Comments: Light, nutritious, excellent Indian brochettes also just as good served over a bed of white rice or into Indian wheat flat bread called 'chapati', homemade [see 'Bakery' section for recipe] or bought at an Asian market.
Servings: 4
IngredientsPreparation
  • 20 boiled, shelled and deveined giant shrimps
  • 1 medium zucchini, into thick slices
  • 1 medium onion, into 8 pieces
  • 8 cherry-tomatoes
  • 8 miniature ears corn-on-the-cob
  • Mixed lettuce leaves, to serve
Marinade
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] freshly chopped coriander
  • 1 teaspoon [5 mL] salt
  • 2 fresh green chili peppers, seeded [optional]
  • 3 tablespoons [45 mL] lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] vegetable oil
  • 4 long wooden skewers, soaked into cold water for at least 30 minutes to prevent burning
  • Transfer marinade's freshly chopped coriander, salt, if desired seeded green chili peppers, lemon juice and vegatble oil into the bowl of a food processor.
  • Mix before pouring marinade into a glass bowl.
  • Add then stir in prepared shrimps until well coated.
  • Cover bowl with plastic wrap; leave shrimps to marinate, refrigerated, for approximately 30 minutes.
  • When ready to cook, preheat barbecue to medium intensity.
  • Alternately thread drained shrimps, zucchini slices, onion pieces, cherry-tomatoes and ears corn-onthe-cob onto soaked skewers.
  • Barbecue onto hot barbecue rack for 5 minutes turning often until all ingredients are done, golden.
  • Serve brochettes immediately, over a bed of mixed lettuce leaves.