This delectable and satisfying Garlic Grilled Shrimp with Mediterranean Salad is the perfect summer meal. Light and refreshing, this buttery garlic shrimp and chopped salad is ready in under 30 minutes and is loaded with a ton of flavor!
Thaw out the shrimp. Rinse the shrimp with water, pat dry with paper towels and set aside.
Soak the skewers for at least 10 minutes in water to ensure they don’t burn while grilling.
Melt butter with lemon, grated garlic, salt and paprika.
In a bowl, add shrimp with half the sauce and toss until coated. Reserve other half of the sauce for serving. Add 5 shrimp per skewer.
Turn your grill to medium heat and turn off the middle burners. With direct heat, it takes about 1-2 minutes to grill the shrimp. If you use indirect heat, it will take 2-3 minutes to cook the entire shrimp, on both sides.
After shrimp is done cooking, add chopped cilantro to the reserved half of the sauce and pour over the hot shrimp.
Mediterranean Summer Salad
If making the salad with the shrimp, make it while the shrimp is thawing.
Add all salad ingredients (avocado, tomato, red onion, olives, and cilantro) to a mixing bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice. Toss to mix everything together. Add salt as needed after you taste for salt. The olives are salty so you don’t need much salt.