About the Recipe
This will quickly become your favorite shrimp dish!
Ingredients
1 pound cleaned shrimp (alternately called "prawns")
4 cloves chopped garlic
2 tbsp cooking oil
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
For the chimichurri sauce
1 c cilantro
1 c parsley
1 small onion
1 tsp red pepper flakes
3 cloves garlic
2 tsp oregano
½ c red wine vinegar
Juice of 1 fresh lime
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
½ cup cooking oil
Butter flavor non-stick cooking spray
Preparation
Preheat oven to 375°
To make the chimichurri sauce, combine cilantro, parsley, onion, garlic, oregano, red pepper flakes, vinegar, lime juice, salt and pepper in a food processor. Turn on processor and slowly drizzle in oil until a nice, green pesto-like paste is formed.
Lightly grease baking sheet with cooking spray.
In a bowl, mix cleaned shrimp with oil, garlic, salt and pepper.
Place layer of shrimp on baking sheet, put sheet in oven and bake about 8 to 10 minutes.
Serve immediately with chimichurri sauce on the side, or spooned over top.