This recipe for Garlic Shrimp Bites with Pineapple Salsa is a light, easy-to-prepare appetizer. If you don’t have the ceramic spoons shown in the picture above, use taco or pita chips.
Most fishmongers clean and devein the shrimp for you. If possible, get them to remove the tail end, too. If not, just pinch until you hear a slight crack and gently wiggle it off. I prefer to use Wild USA shrimp.
If you don’t have a grill, heat a medium frypan over medium-high heat and sauté the marinated shrimp as directed below.
Cut the green onions on the diagonal and include the green tops, which add color and flavor.
Method
Combine the shrimp, oil, garlic, salt and pepper flakes in a non-reactive bowl and cover or a self-closing plastic bag, and chill for at least two hours.
Preheat the grill. Place the shrimp on the hot grill and cook for two minutes on one side, turn and cook another one or two minutes. The shrimp are ready when they are pink and firm.
Cut the shrimp into bite-size chunks and place one piece on each spoon or on each taco or pita chip and top with pineapple salsa. See our post on how to peel a pineapple.
Pineapple Salsa
1/2 fresh pineapple, minced
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions (cut on diagonal green tips)
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 small jalapeno,
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
Combine the pineapple, lime juice, green onions, cilantro, jalapeno, and salt. Let sit 30 minutes, stir once at 15 minutes. Can be made up to two days in advance.
Grilled Garlic Shrimp
Most fishmongers clean and devein the shrimp for you. If possible, get them to remove the tail shell, too. If you don’t have a grill, heat a medium sauté pan over medium-high heat and sauté the marinated shrimp into the hot pan and cook as directed below.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 6
- Total Time: 26 minutes
- Yield: 8 portions
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Grilling
Ingredients
- Pineapple Salsa
- 1/2 cup minced fresh pineapple
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions (cut on diagonal green tips)
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 small jalapeño
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
Grilled Shrimp - one pound medium or large shrimp, shelled and deveined
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, more if you dare!
Instructions
- Pineapple Salsa
- Combine the pineapple, lime juice, green onions, cilantro, jalapeno, and salt. Let sit 30 minutes, stir once at 15 minutes.
- Can be made up to two days in advance.
- Combine the shrimp, oil, garlic, salt and pepper flakes in a non-reactive bowl and cover or a self-closing plastic bag, and chill for at least two hours.
- Preheat the grill. Place the shrimp on the hot grill and cook for two minutes on one side, turn and cook another one or two minutes. The shrimp are ready when they are pink and firm.
