Grilled shrimp with thyme and lemon

Name: Grilled shrimp with thyme and lemon
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1½ pounds medium-to-large shrimp; ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil; 1 lemon, quartered; 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Simple to Spectacular

By Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Mark Bittman

Published 2000

About

Basic grilled shrimp—use any herb you like. If you’re short on time, skip the marinating, and just dip the shrimp into the olive oil mix and grill.

Ingredients

1½ pounds medium-to-large shrimp
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
¼ cup extra-v

Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

If you want to skewer the shrimp, soak wooden skewers in water for at least 30 minutes before beginning (or use metal skewers). Start a charcoal or gas grill or preheat the broiler; the fire should be hot and the rack 2 to 4 inches from the heat source.
Meanwhile, peel the shrimp and devein them. Sprinkle them with salt and pepper and toss them on a plate with