Spicy Garlic Shrimp with Herbs
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Recipe type: Main Dish
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro
  • ¼ cup fresh parsley
  • Juice of ½ a lemon
  • zest of ½ a lemon
  • ¼ cup blanched almonds
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 2 small red chiles, seeded and chopped
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon cumin
  • ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
  • Pinch freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 pound uncooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
Instructions
  1. In a food processor, combine ¼ cup olive oil, cilantro, parsley, lemon juice, lemon zest, almonds, garlic, chiles, paprika, cumin, salt and pepper. Pulse until ingredients form a uniform mixture, not quite a paste but close. If mixture feels too dry, add a little more olive oil.
  2. In a large bowl, toss shrimp with spicy herb mixture.
  3. In a medium saucepan, heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat. Add shrimp and cook until just pink, about 3-5 minutes.
  4. Serve shrimp over rice, tabbouleh, greens, or other sides.
Recipe by Things I Made Today at https://www.thingsimadetoday.com/2016/02/10/spicy-garlic-shrimp-with-herbs/