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Grilled Seafood Skewers
Built around shrimp and firm fish -- the method starts by soaking wooden skewers in water 20 minutes.
Anchored by shrimp, firm fish and scallops, this seafood dish starts by soaking wooden skewers in water 20 minutes and comes together in about 20 minutes -- the kind of medium recipe that earns a permanent spot in the rotation.
Ready in 20 minutes -- genuinely doable on a weeknight.
A few technique steps to focus on, but nothing that needs special equipment.
Built around shrimp, so the flavor comes from real ingredients, not a spice packet.
Ingredients
- 12 shrimp, peeled
- 8 oz (225 g) firm fish (such as swordfish), cubed
- 8 scallops
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 lemon (zest and juice)
- 1 tbsp chopped parsley
- Salt and pepper, skewers
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calculated from this recipe's own ingredient list; treat as an estimate, not a lab measurement.
Method
Soak wooden skewers in water 20 minutes.
Pat all the seafood very dry and season with salt and pepper.
Toss with the olive oil, garlic, and lemon zest and leave 10 minutes.
Thread the shrimp, fish, and scallops onto skewers, keeping similar-cooking pieces together where you can.
Heat the grill to high and oil the grates well so nothing sticks.
Grill 2-3 minutes per side until the shrimp are pink, the scallops golden, and the fish just opaque. Seafood cooks fast, so stay close.
Squeeze over the lemon juice, scatter with parsley, and serve.
The step worth not rushing: Grill 2-3 minutes per side until the shrimp are pink, the scallops golden, and the fish just opaque. Seafood cooks fast, so stay close.
