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marinated shrimps with tomato and avocado salsa
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Marinated Shrimps With Tomato Salsa

A quick and delicious meal to make on a weeknight that takes less than 30 minutes!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time2 minutes
Total Time32 minutes
Course: Appetizer, entree, first course, Main Course
Cuisine: Mediterranean

Ingredients

  • Large shrimps/prawns

For The Marinade:

  • Lemon Juice From half a lemon
  • 6 Tbsp Olive oil
  • 1 tsp dried Oregano
  • 1 clove crushed Garlic
  • 1/2 tsp Chilli Powder
  • 1 tsp Cumin
  • 1 tsp Coriander Powder

For The Salsa

  • 3 - 4 Tomatoes
  • 1 Avocado
  • 1 small can corn or 1 fresh cob Corn
  • 1 bunch Fresh corinader
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
  • Lemon juice from 1/2 a lemon

Instructions

  • Clean the fresh shrimps and deshell them, or thaw the frozen shrimps.

For the Marinade:

  • Mix all the first ingredients in a bowl and add the shrimps then mix to make sure the shrimps are coated with the marinade.
  • Cover the bowl with cling-film and place in the fridge for 20 - 30 minutes.
  • Either cook the shrimps on a grill-plate on a bbq or sauté them in a frying pan for a few minutes, stirring often, until they become pink.
  • While the shrimps are marinating, made the tomato and avocado salsa.

For The Salsa:

  • Wash and chop the tomatoes into cubes.
  • Chop the avocado.
  • If using fresh corn on the cob, boil the corn in salted water for 7 -10 minutes, then cut off the kernels.
  • Wash the fresh coriander and pick off the leaves.
  • Put all the ingredients in a bowl and mix them together gently. Leave some coriander leaves for decorating the shrimps.
  • Tip the shrimps on top of the salsa and sprinkle with coriander leaves.  Serve immediately.