Grilled Shrimp With Portabellas

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb large shrimp, shelled and deveined
• 4 portabella mushroom caps (1 pound)
• 5 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup grape tomatoes or 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1/2 cup basil leaves, sliced (or 1 tablespoon dried basil)

Recipe

• 1 soak wooden skewers in water for at least 30 minutes.
• 2 prepare grill or preheat broiler.
• 3 thread shrimp onto skewers.
• 4 brush shrimp and portabellas with 2 tablespoons olive oil.
• 5 in a small bowl whisk together the remaining oil (3 tablespoons) with lemon juice, salt and pepper.
• 6 add tomatoes and basil to dressing and set aside.
• 7 place portabellas and shrimp onto grill (or on broiler rack) and grill until shrimp is cooked, turning once ( 3-5 minutes). remove shrimp from skewers and add to dressing.
• 8 continue cooking portabellas until softened (3-5 minutes longer).
• 9 place portabellas, smooth side down, on serving plates (or platter) and spoon shrimp/tomato mixture onto caps. garnish with basil, if desired.