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Grilled Garlic Prawn Skewers

Non-vegetarian

Big prawns tossed with garlic, smoked paprika, lemon and olive oil, threaded onto skewers and grilled for just a few minutes.

Grilled Garlic Prawn Skewers is a Mediterranean main course, ready in about 35 minutes and made with prawns / shrimp and garlic. It serves 4 and is rated easy to cook.

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Grilled garlic and herb prawn skewers with lemon wedges
Photo: Eximiousincorp / Wikimedia Commons · CC-BY-SA-4.0
Prep
15 min
Cook
5 min
Rest
15 min
Total
35 min
Serves
4
Level
Easy
Calories
196

Ingredients

4 servings

Equipment

Method

  1. Step 1

    If using wooden skewers (opens in a new tab), soak them in water for 15 minutes. Toss the prawns (opens in a new tab) with the oil, garlic (opens in a new tab), paprika (opens in a new tab), chilli flakes (opens in a new tab), lemon zest (opens in a new tab) and salt; leave 15 minutes in the fridge while you light the barbecue or preheat the griddle pan.

    Food safety: Keep raw shellfish chilled until cooking.

    Food cooking over a grill
    How it looks · Photo: Malte Luk on Pexels

  2. Step 2

    Thread the prawns (opens in a new tab) onto skewers (opens in a new tab), piercing each through the head and tail ends so they lie flat.

  3. Step 3

    Grill over high heat for 1½–2 minutes per side, until pink all over and just firm.

    Food safety: Prawns are cooked when the flesh is opaque and pink throughout.

  4. Step 4

    Drizzle with lemon juice (opens in a new tab), scatter with parsley (opens in a new tab) and serve with lemon (opens in a new tab) wedges.

    • 1 min
    Fresh herbs scattered over a finished dish
    How it looks · Photo: Klaus Nielsen on Pexels

About this dish

Origin
Not attributed to one place · Origin uncertainGrilled prawns seasoned this way are cooked all around the Mediterranean; no single origin.Also popular in Spain, Portugal, Greece
Dish
Lunch · Dinner · Main courses · Grills & kebabs
Cooking method
Grilled, Marinated / cured
Taste
garlicky, smoky, citrusy, spicy (chilli heat)
Diet
Pescatarian · No gluten ingredients · Dairy-free · No nut ingredients · High-protein
All labelsPescatarian · Non-vegetarian · Whole-food focused · Paleo-style · No gluten ingredients · Dairy-free · Egg-free · No nut ingredients · No added sugar · Alcohol-free · Pork-free · Beef-free · High-protein · DASH-style · Calorie-conscious
Worked out from the ingredients. How labels work
Good for
Festive & celebration
Cook more with
Prawns / shrimp · Garlic · Paprika · Red chilli flakes · Lemon zest · Lemon juice
Techniques
Grilling · Charcoal grilling · Marinating · Curing

Allergens

  • Contains: Crustaceansfrom prawns / shrimp

Based on typical versions of these ingredients and not verified allergen-free. Brands differ and cross-contact happens, so always check labels. For severe allergies, follow your clinician’s advice.

Nutrition

196 kcal per serving

Estimated

1 serving ≈ 168 g · recipe makes 4

Where the energy comes from

  • Protein 61%
  • Carbohydrate 4%
  • Fat 34%
Nutrition per serving and per 100 g
NutrientPer servingPer 100 g*
Energy196 kcal116 kcal
Protein30.5 g18.1 g
Carbohydrate2.1 g1.2 g
Net carbohydrate——
Sugars——
Added sugars0 g0 g
Fibre——
Fat7.6 g4.5 g
Saturated fat1.1 g0.7 g
Trans fat0 g0 g
Cholesterol242 mg143 mg
Sodium472 mg280 mg
Salt equivalent1.2 g0.7 g
Vitamins & minerals per serving
Potassium
442 mg
Calcium
108 mg
Iron
1.1 mg
Magnesium
56 mg
Vitamin A (RAE)
—
Vitamin C
—
Vitamin D
—
Vitamin B12
—
Folate (DFE)
—

How these numbers were made

  • Calculated from USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) per-100 g values and the listed quantities.
  • *Per 100 g of combined raw ingredients; the cooked dish may weigh more or less.
  • Optional ingredients are not included: lemon.
  • Red chilli flakes: Ground cayenne (FDC 170932) used as a stand-in for dried chilli flakes such as pul biber or Aleppo pepper.
  • “—” means the value isn’t known for enough of the ingredients; it is never zero by default.
  • Values are estimates for guidance, not for medical dosing. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. fdc.nal.usda.gov.

Good to know

Tips

  • Two parallel skewers per batch stop the prawns spinning when you turn them.

Common mistakes

  • Overcooking — prawns go from juicy to rubbery in under a minute.

Serve with

  • Serve with a tomato salad and crusty bread, or over the chickpea-bulgur salad.

Food safety

  • Keep raw prawns chilled until they go on the grill; cook until opaque and pink throughout (63 °C). Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.

Storage

  • Refrigerate leftovers up to 1 day.

Reheating

  • Best eaten cold the next day in a salad rather than reheated.

Original editorial recipe · FriendsPantry editorial · Not yet independently reviewed · Added · Updated

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