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Wild Argentinian Shrimp Pesto Pasta Salad

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A top down image of a large and two smaller bowls of a Wild Argentinian Shrimp Pesto Pasta Salad on a wooden board. Basil, lemon's and Parmesan cheese.

Wild Argentinian Shrimp Pesto Pasta Salad

Looking for a great make-ahead summer meal or side for a barbecue feast? This shrimp pesto pasta salad is quick, easy and delivers on freshness and flavour. Use store bought pesto to make your life easy! Adding a little olive oil and lemon juice to any store-bought pesto, balances out the flavours and creates the perfect pasta salad dressing. The plump, tender, delicious shrimp, take this salad to the next level! So, set the table, it is time to eat!!

Ingredients
Shrimp
Salad
  • 500 g (18 oz) Fiorelli dry pasta (substitute Fusilli or Penne)
  • 6 mini multicoloured bell peppers, sliced into rings, seeds removed (substitute 2 regular peppers, diced)
  • 2 mini cucumbers, sliced in half lengthwise and diced into half moons
  • 150 g (5 oz) cherry tomatoes, halved (approximately 20 tomatoes)
  • ½ red onion, diced
  • 1/3 cup pesto sauce (store bought or homemade)
  • 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/3 cup small tender Basil leaves
Preparation

In a large bowl or resealable bag, combine the shrimp & pesto, toss to coat. Refrigerate, covered, 30-60 minutes.

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the oil, then add the shrimp; cook for 1 1/2 minutes, flip and cook for 1 minute more. Add the wine, cook, and stir 1-2 minutes longer, until cooked through. Remove shrimp, refrigerate, covered, until cool.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, add the pasta, and cook as per package directions (to al dente). Drain, rinse with cold water. Transfer to a large bowl. Add vegetables & chilled shrimp. In a small bowl, whisk the pesto, olive oil, lemon juice, salt & pepper until blended. Drizzle over salad; toss to coat. Refrigerate until serving. Before serving add the basil leaves and toss lightly.

  • Prep 25 minutes
  • Inactive 30-60 minutes
  • Cooking 15 minutes
  • Servings 4 as main course (8 as a side)

Disclosure: I have participated in a paid partnership with Marina Del Rey. Opinions in this post are my own.

A top down image of a large and two smaller bowls of a Wild Argentinian Shrimp Pesto Pasta Salad on a wooden board. Basil, lemon's and Parmesan cheese.

Hope you enjoy my Wild Argentinian Shrimp Pesto Pasta Salad recipe! We would love to hear from you, please leave us your feedback in the comment box below.

Have a delicious day! James (aka Zimmy) & Elaine

Ridiculously Good Grilled Shrimp

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An image of four ridiculously good grilled shrimp on a plate with grilled lemons, parsley and an heirloom tomato salad.

Ridiculously Good Grilled Shrimp.

I love this grilled shrimp recipe any day of the week. It is a perfect weeknight meal that is super quick, full of flavour, and easy to make! It is delicious served over salad, rice, pasta, or your favourite grain. Use smaller skewers, for the ultimate appetizer!

Cook’s tip: You may want to make more than the recipe suggests because everyone will love these, and they will disappear quickly!!

Ingredients
  • 20-24 Marina Del Rey Wild Argentinian shrimp peeled and deveined (20-30 size)
  • pepper
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup white balsamic vinegar
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 ½ tablespoon parsley, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Sriracha sauce
  • 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 4 metal skewers (or wood skewers soaked)
Preparation

Dry the shrimp on a paper towel, then sprinkle with freshly ground pepper. In a medium sized bowl whisk together the white balsamic vinegar, garlic, lemon zest & juice, parsley, Sriracha, soy sauce, Dijon mustard, and red pepper flakes, then add the oil in a slow stream while whisking. Add the shrimp and let marinate for 30 minutes.

An white enamel pan with black edges filled with shrimp in a marinade for ridiculously good grilled shrimp.

Preheat grill to high heat.

Thread the shrimp on the skewers (5 or 6 per skewer), set aside. Pour the excess marinade into a small saucepan and gently boil until reduced by half. Turn of the heat and add the honey, then whisk to combine. Let the sauce cool for 5 minutes, then brush both sides of the shrimp with the sauce.

Lower the heat on the grill to medium.

Place the skewers on the grill. Grill on each side for 1 ½ – 2 minutes.

Serve with your favourite summertime salad or over flavoured rice, quinoa, orzo.

** Note: I like to leave the tail on for presentation, but feel free to remove it.

  • Prep Time: 25 minutes
  • Inactive time: 30 minutes
  • Cook time: 5 minutes
  • Total time: 60 minutes
  • Servings: 4

Disclosure: I have participated in a paid partnership with Marina Del Rey. Opinions in this post are my own.

Four skewers of grilled shrimp with parsley and grilled lemons fill half the oval platter. The other half of the platter is an heirloom tomato caprese salad.

Hope you enjoy my Ridiculously Good Grilled Shrimp recipe! I would love to hear any feedback if you tried this recipe or if you have any questions in the “comment box” below!

Have a delicious day! James (aka Zimmy)

Cioppino (Fisherman’s Stew)

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Top down images of a pot and two soup bowls filled with Cioppino (Fisherman's Stew) with clams, shrimp and squid. Garlic and herb toast surrounding the bowls.

I have to say that this Cioppino (Fisherman’s Stew) is the best soup/stew I’ve ever had.

It has many of the usual suspects found in a Cioppino: onions, shallots, fennel, fennel seeds, garlic, red pepper flakes, s&p, tomato paste, white wine, diced tomatoes, bay leaf, wild shrimp, clams, squid… but what took this over the top (for my humble taste buds) was the homemade lobster stock I pulled from the freezer!

The last time I boiled lobster, I added the shells back to the pot with corn cobs, veggies and herbs and made a big pot of intensely flavourful stock. I wasn’t sure how I’d use it, but now I think the other portion still frozen, is destined to end up in another pot of Cioppino!

I also added fresh corn kernels and finished the soup with tarragon (still growing in the garden).

Ingredients
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 fennel bulb, thinly sliced
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 3 large shallots, chopped
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped celery
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper flakes
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes in juice
  • 1 1/2 cups dry white wine
  • 6 cups fish stock
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 corn on the cob – kernels removed, cob reserved (or 1 cup frozen corn)
  • 1 1/2 pounds littlenecks clams, scrubbed and soaked in cold water for 20 minutes
  • 1 pound uncooked large wild shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 3/4 – 1 pound, cleaned squid, bodies sliced into 1/2-inch rings, tentacles halved lengthwise if large
  • Fresh tarragon leaves for serving
A white enamel tray with raw littleneck clams, shrimp and squid.
Preparation

Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat.

Add the fennel, onion, shallots, celery, fennel seeds and salt, sauté until the onion is translucent, about 8-10 minutes.

Add the garlic and red pepper flakes, sauté 2 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste, stir to combine, and cook for 1 minute. Add wine and cook for 2 minutes. Add tomatoes with their juices, fish stock and bay leaf.

Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer until the flavors blend, about 30 minutes.

Add the corn and the clams to the pot. Cover and cook until the clams just begin to open, about 5 minutes. Add the shrimp and squid. Simmer gently until the shrimp & squid are just cooked through, and the clams are completely open, about 5 minutes more (discard any clams that do not open).

Season the soup, to taste, with more salt, pepper and red pepper flakes.

Ladle the soup into bowls, sprinkle with tarragon leaves and serve with fresh bread or toast.

Tip:

What takes this dish from good-to-great is the quality, flavour & intensity of the fish stock. So next time you make lobster, shrimp, shellfish, keep the shells and take the time to reduce down the flavours of the shells, with veggies & herbs, then freeze it for the tastiest Cioppino ever!

An images of a pot and soup bowl filled with Cioppino (Fisherman's Stew) with clams, shrimp and squid. Garlic and herb toast in the background.
Cioppino (Fisherman’s Stew) was made and served in my gorgeous Hestan CopperBond Induction Copper  3.5-Quart Sauteuse

Feel free to switch up the seafood, I used mussels instead of clams in this pot.

Top down image of a fish stew filled with mussels, shrimp, calamari, lemons and surrounded with wine glasses and garlic toast.
This Cioppino (Fisherman’s Stew) with mussels instead of clams was made and served in my Hestan NanoBond Titanium 5 Quart Essential Pan

Hope you enjoy this recipe! I would love to hear your feedback in the “comments” below.

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Cast Iron Lobster Tails & Wild Shrimp

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Lobster tails grilled in a pizza oven on a cast iron pan.

Cast Iron Lobster Tails & Wild Shrimp in the Ooni outdoor oven. It’s a great combination of baking & broiling as the heat rolls down from the top of the oven. Lemon, garlic and honey bring delicious flavours to these succulent seafood treasures!

Ingredients
  • 2 (6-7-ounce) lobster tails

Butter for lobster tails:

  • 1/4 cup butter – melted
  • 1 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1/2 tablespoon honey
  • 1 garlic glove minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Combine above ingredients and set aside

Shrimp marinade:

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons Peperoncini Piccanti (chopped hot peppers in oil)
  • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1/2 tablespoon sriracha
  • 1/2 tablespoon honey
  • 1 garlic glove minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Combine above ingredients and set aside

For serving:

  • 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 lemon, halved
Preparation

Preheat the Ooni gas outdoor oven on high – the hottest part of the oven to 650°F – 700°F when measured with an infrared thermometer.

Butterfly the lobster tails:

Using kitchen shears, cut down the center of the top shell, all the way to the tail.

Use your thumbs and fingers to spread the shell, and gently separate the meat from the shell. Leave the end attached to the tail fin. Pull lobster meat above the shell. Slightly push together the empty shell underneath and place the row of meat on top.

Place the lobster tails (meat side up) on the cast iron pan, and brush lobster tails liberally with butter mixture.

Add the shrimp to the marinade and mix well to coat.

Place the cast iron pan into the hot oven with the tails as far away from the flame as possible and turn the oven down to medium. the hottest part of the oven will hover around 500°F. Cook lobster for 3 minutes. Remove cast iron from oven and turn the tails 180° (meat side still up), brush with more butter.

Add the shrimp to the cast iron pan (closer to the flame). Put cast iron into oven and cook for 2 minutes. Remove cast iron and flip shrimp. Return cast iron to the oven and turn the heat back to high.

Cook until the meat is opaque and slightly browned 2 minutes more. Total cook time approximately 7-8 minutes.

A lobster tail is fully cooked when it turns opaque, white, and the shell turns bright red. If the lobster still looks grey it’s not cooked – if it is white and pink, it’s done. Fully cooked lobster will be 140°F internal temperature.

Finish your lobster tails & shrimp with fresh parsley and serve with a squeeze of lemon.

(No outdoor oven? Make this recipe on the bottom rack of your oven using convection broil.)

Grilled lobster tails and shrimp on a cast iron skillet.

In addition to this Cast Iron Lobster Tails & Wild Shrimp recipe, you can find more of my favourite seafood recipes here.

Proud Ooni Ambassador. Opinions in this post are my own.

Gambas al Ajillo

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Top down image of pan with a garlic shrimp (Gambas al Ajillo). Surrounded by bread, wine, lemons and peppers.

Gambas al Ajillo (Garlic shrimp) is a classic Spanish tapas. Plump, sweet shrimp and a subtle underlying flavour of garlic are the key to this tasty dish. Serve with the freshest crusty bread you can get, because you are going to want to soak up all the delicious sauce!

Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, smashed
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper flakes
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • 12-18 olives (Manzanilla, Gordal or your favourite variety)
  • 24 large wild shrimp (about 1 pound), shell on or peeled (shells reserved)
  • 1 jalapeño pepper, finely diced (seeds optional)
  • 2 tablespoons white wine
  • 1/2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
  • Salt to taste
Preparation

Pour olive oil into a large skillet, set over medium-low to low heat, then add smashed garlic, pepper flakes & 1/4 tsp salt. (If peeling shrimp before cooking, add shrimp shells to skillet as well).

Cook until garlic is pale golden brown, and oil is aromatic, about 10 minutes. (Oil should be lightly bubbling while cooking). When ready, strain through a fine mesh strainer into a small bowl. Discard pepper flakes, garlic (& shells).

Return flavoured oil to skillet and heat over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add sliced garlic & olives, then cook, stirring constantly, until garlic is a pale golden brown, about 1 minute.

Add shrimp & jalapeño, then cook, tossing and stirring until shrimp are barely cooked through, about 2-3 minutes.

Add the white wine & lemon juice, then cook for another minute. Season to taste with salt, sprinkle with parsley and serve.

** Note: cooking the shrimp with the shell on, adds flavour to the sauce and poaches the shrimp beautifully… however it is messier to eat! **

*** If you decide to peel the shrimp first, reserve the shells and add to olive oils, salt & pepper flakes to infuse the oil ***

In addition to this Gambas al Ajillo recipe, you can find more of my favourite shrimp recipes here.

Cooked and served in my Hestan Culinary CopperBond 3.5 qt. Sauteuse

Proud Hestan Culinary Ambassador. Opinions in this post are my own.


Mussels & Shrimp in a Spicy Tomato Sauce

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Mussels and shrimp in a Copper pan with glasses of procecco, bread, lemons and herbs surrounding it.

Mussels & shrimp in a spicy tomato sauce. Onions, roasted garlic, white wine, chicken stock, Peperoncini Piccanti, spicy sausage, tomatoes, finished with green onions, lemons & parsley.

Been too long since we’ve had mussels… we’ll be having them again soon!

Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 
  • 1/2 medium onion, Diced
  • Hot Portuguese Chouriço (approximately 6”), diced
  • 4 roasted garlic cloves, minced (or 2 raw)
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine 
  • 1/2 cup chicken (or vegetable) stock
  • 1 tablespoon Peperoncini Piccanti (chopped hot peppers in oil)
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste 
  • 1 – 28oz can Italian tomato purée
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • Kosher salt to taste
  • 2 pounds live mussels, cleaned and beards removed
  • 1 pound large wild shrimp, shell on
For serving
  • Lemon wedges
  • 1/2 cup chopped green onions
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped Italian parsley
  • Crusty bread
Preparation

In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat.

Add the onion & sausage and cook over medium-high heat for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute more. Add the wine and cook for 1 minute, scrapping the pan clean. Add the stock, Peperoncini Piccanti, tomato paste, tomato purée and pepper and bring just to a boil.

Cover partially and simmer over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, 15-30 minutes.

Season the sauce with salt, pepper or Peperoncini Piccanti to taste.

Stir in the mussels and shrimp, raise heat to medium, cover and cook until the mussels open, 4 to 6 minutes; discard any mussels that do not open.

Sprinkle with onions & parsley and serve with lemon wedges and crusty bread.

In addition to this Mussels & Shrimp in a Spicy Tomato Sauce recipe, you can find more of my favourite seafood recipes here.

Cooked and served in my Hestan Culinary CopperBond 3.5 qt. Sauteuse

Proud Hestan Culinary Ambassador. Opinions in this post are my own.

Grilled Mixed Seafood Platter

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Colourful platter of grilled seafood with corn, potatoes and shishito peppers.

Canada Day and/or July the 4th, what are you grilling to celebrate?
We’ve put together a grilled mixed seafood platter with corn, potatoes & shishito peppers.
The seafood is all grilled with a herb butter and the scallops were finished with hot Portuguese chouriço… absolutely delicious! 

Have a delicious day y’all!

INGREDIENTS
  • ½ cup (1 stick) butter
  • ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 ½ tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons fresh Italian parsley, finely chopped
  • 2 teaspoons fresh chives, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon fresh tarragon, finely chopped
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 lobster tails (5-6 oz/tail), cut in half lengthways
  • 8 scallops on the shell (10-20/lb size) – No shells? Use double foil shaped into shallow cups
  • 8 tablespoons hot Portuguese chouriço (or hot chorizo), diced to pea-size pieces
  • 16 wild caught shrimp, shell on (26-30/lb size)
  • Lemon wedges, chopped chives, chopped parsley, chopped parsley for serving
  • Skewers
PREPERATION

Heat grill to 450°F

Melt butter, with oil in a small saucepan over medium heat, add garlic, sauté until fragrant (4-5 minutes). Add lemon juice, parsley, chives, tarragon, pepper & salt, stir to combine. Remove ½ cup of the sauce for cooking and reserve the rest in the saucepan for serving.

Place diced chouriço in a small dry non-stick frypan and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until crisp (5-7 minutes)

Skewer lobster tails lengthways to keep them from curling while cooking. Skewer shrimp to make flipping more efficient.

Place lobster halves, flesh side down, on grill and cook for 2 minutes. Flip lobster over and spoon ½ tablespoon of the butter sauce over each half tail; add the shrimp skewers and brush with butter sauce: add the scallops on the shells and spoon ½ tablespoon of the butter sauce over each scallop (allowing it to pool in the shell) continue grilling 5-8 minutes, flipping the shrimp halfway through and brushing with more butter sauce. Cook until lobster meat is opaque & tender (135°F internal temperature), shrimp shell is a pink color and the meat inside is white/opaque, scallop flesh is milky white or opaque and tender (120°F-125°F internal temperature, as they will continue to cook in the hot butter sauce while plating and serving).

Sprinkle each scallop with ½ tablespoon of crispy chouriço and a little of the fresh herbs.

Serve immediately with warm reserved butter sauce, lemon wedges and chopped herbs.

This Grilled Mixed Seafood Platter recipe was created in partnership with Weber Grills Canada however, opinions in this post are my own.

Spicy Linguine with Clams and Shrimp

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Linguine with Clams and Shrimps in a two handled pan with lemon slices. Bread, wine and chili flakes surround the pan.

Spicy Linguine with Clams and Shrimp. The combination of sweet live Manila clams, fresh wild shrimp, garlic, white wine, cilantro, pepper flakes & lemon wedges, creates a light, fresh and very flavourful pasta dish… ready in just 25 minutes! 

Ingredients
  • 1 pound linguine pasta
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro (or flat-leaf parsley)
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Lemon wedges for serving
Clam Sauce
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • ¼ cup chopped onions
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 cup white wine (Pinot Grigio)
  • 1 cup vegetable stock (or chicken stock)
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 pound Manila clams, scrubbed clean
Shrimp
  • 8-12, large wild shrimp, deveined, washed & dried
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Preparation
Pasta

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite (8 to 10 minutes). Drain and transfer to a large serving bowl. Add the butter and cilantro and toss until coated. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Sauce

In a large saucepan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion, salt & pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until soft, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds until aromatic. Add the wine and simmer until the liquid has reduced by half (2-3 minutes). Stir in the broth, red pepper flakes & clams. Bring the mixture to a simmer. Cover the pan with a tight-fitting lid and cook until all the shellfish have opened (5 to 8 minutes).

While the clams cook, heat a pan over medium high heat, add the oil and warm through. Add the garlic, peppers, s&p and cook for 30-60 seconds. Add the shrimp and cook for 2 minutes, flip and cook for 2 minutes more.

Discard any unopened clams.

Using tongs, remove the clams from the saucepan and add to the shrimp pan. Pour 1/2 the shellfish cooking liquid over the pasta and toss well. Pour the remaining liquid over the shrimp and clams. Arrange the reserved clams, shrimp & sauce on top of the pasta and serve.

Serve with lemon wedges.

Linguine with clams and shrimps in a copper sauteuse pan with a handle.

Hope you enjoy this recipe! I would love to hear your feedback in the “comments” below!

In addition to this Spicy Linguine with Clams and Shrimp recipe, you can find more of my favourite seafood recipes here.

Cooked and served in my Hestan Culinary CopperBond 3.5 qt. Sauteuse

Proud Hestan Culinary Ambassador. Opinions in this post are my own.

Cedar Plank Shrimp with Lemon-Lime Pesto

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Cedar plank with shrimp. Corn, lemons, sauce, beer and basel surround the board.

BBQ season requires big bold flavours on the grill and food you want to eat with your hands… its’s primal, not 5-star dinning, so have fun with it!! For your next BBQ, try using Wild Caught Argentinian Shrimp with the shell on. Just marinate the shrimp in this lemon-lime pesto, then cook them on a cedar plank for some of the most mouth-wateringly moist and tender shrimp you have ever tasted!! Serve it with fresh local corn on the cob and have a plate of Wet-Naps handy!!!

Ingredients
  • 24 large Wild Caught Argentinian Shrimp (20/30 per lb), thawed & patted dry (shell on)
  • 1 large (or 2 small) cedar planks (soaked as per package directions – 30 minutes to 2 hours)
  • 3/4 cup fresh basil leaves
  • 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed
  • ½ cup pine nuts
  • ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan or pecorino cheese
  • 8 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • fine salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
  • 2 lemons & 2 limes cut in half
Preparation

Put the basil, garlic, pine nuts, Parmesan and oil in a food processor, and blitz until smooth. Season to taste, with salt and pepper.

Place shrimp in a resealable bag and toss with 1/3 cup of the Pesto sauce. Chill for 20-30 minutes.

Cover the remaining Pesto and serve as a sauce for dipping with the cooked shrimp.Preheat the grill to medium high.

Place the plank on the grill, close the lid, and heat until the plank begins to smoke and crackle.

Place the shrimp in a single layer on the plank. Close the lid and grill, turning the shrimp once, until they are opaque throughout, about 3 minutes per side.

Shrimp on a cedar plank outside on barbeque.

While the shrimp cooks, place the lemon halves, cut side down on the grill and cook until shrimp are done.

Serve shrimp on the cedar plank with reserved pesto, lemons & limes.

Zimmy’s Tips

** Toast the pine nuts and let cool before adding to the pesto for an added layer of flavour

*** If using a gas grill, you can turn off the burner directly below the plank to avoid a potential flare up

This recipe was created in partnership with Marina Del Rey however, opinions in this post are my own.

Surf and Turf Tortillas

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Surf and turf tortillas served on sheet pan with all the fixings.

Surf and Turf Tortillas! Looking for a delicious option for Father’s Day, Canada Day, the 4th of July or your next summer bbq, try these Grilled Wild Caught Colossal Shrimp Skewers. Wonderful on their own and fantastic paired with grilled steak skewers for a taco platter, or served with potatoes, corn and your favourite summer salads.

Grilled Wild Caught Colossal Shrimp Skewers

Ingredients
  • 18 Wild Caught Colossal Shrimp, peeled leaving tail on (8/12 size)
  • ½ teaspoon cayenne
  • ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
  • ½ teaspoon chili powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 3 tablespoons lime juice, freshly squeezed
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro minced
  • *6 metal skewers (or soaked wooden skewers)
Preparation

Pat shrimp dry and place in a resealable bag.

Combine all other ingredients in a bowl and pour over shrimp.

Seal bag and let marinate for 15 minutes in the fridge.

Preheat grill to high and skewer the shrimp.

Place the shrimp on the grill and cook 2-3 minutes/side.  The shrimp are cooked when the thickest part has just turned slightly white/opaque and the exterior has a slight pinkish colour.

Serve with lime wedges and a sprinkle of fresh chopped cilantro.

  • Prep Time 25 mins 
  • Cook Time 5 mins   
  • Total Time 30 mins 
  • Serves: 6 – 8

Pairs perfectly with Grilled Steak Skewers for a delicious Surf & Turf (recipe below). Serve with grilled tortillas, guacamole, Pico de Gallo and all your favourite fixings.

Grilled Steak Skewers (or Flank Steak)

Ingredients
  • 3 pounds sirloin tip roast, trimmed of excess fat and cut into 1¼ inch cubes
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ½ cup soy sauce
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tbsp Dijon
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp fresh rosemary minced
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 pounds sirloin steak, cut in 1-inch cubes
  • 1-2 red bell pepper, seeded and cut in 1¼ inch pieces
  • 1-2 green bell pepper, seeded and cut in 1¼ inch pieces
  • 1 large red onion, cut in 1¼ inch pieces
  • 16 orange (or red) grape tomatoes
  • *8 metal skewers (or soaked wooden skewers)
Preparation

In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, soy sauce, garlic, Dijon, honey rosemary and pepper. Add the cubed sirloin to a resealable bag and cover with marinade. Seal bag and let marinate for 30 – 60 minutes in the fridge.

Preheat grill to med-high heat.

Prepare skewers beginning with a tomato, alternating meat, with pieces of bell peppers and red onion, then finishing with a tomato.

Grill skewers over medium-high heat, turning every 2-3 minutes, until all sides of the meat are slightly charred, and vegetables are tender. (About 8 to 12 minutes)

  • Prep time 1 hour 
  • Cook time 12 mins 
  • Total time 1 hour 15 mins 
  • Serves: 6 – 8

This Surf and Turf Tortillas recipe was created in partnership with Marina Del Rey however, opinions in this post are my own.