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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Barbecued Seafood Fajitas

Total Time: 43 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 3/4 lb jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1 large red bell pepper, stemmed,seeded and cut into about 20 squares
  • 1 large sweet onion, peeled and cut into eighths separated
  • 3/4 lb sea scallops
  • 1 large green bell pepper, stemmed,seeded and cut into about 20 squares
  • 1/2 teaspoon lime zest
  • 2 fluid ounces fresh lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 8 medium flour tortillas, warmed
  • 8 bamboo skewers, soaked
  • salsa

Recipe

  • 1 thread the shrimp, red pepper and half the onion onto four 12-inch skewers, running the skewer through each shrimp twice.
  • 2 thread the scallops, green pepper and remaining onion onto 4 more skewers.
  • 3 place on a large shallow platter.
  • 4 combine the lime zest, lime juice, oil, honey, garlic, pepper and salt.
  • 5 pour over the skewers and marinate, turning occasionally, for 15 to 20 minutes.
  • 6 coat the grill rack with vegetable cooking spray.
  • 7 place the kebobs on grill rack 4 to 6 inches above medium-hot coals.
  • 8 grill, turning once, just until the seafood is opaque, allowing about 3 to 4 minutes on each side.
  • 9 wrap the tortillas in aluminum foil and heat them on the grill.
  • 10 to make the fajitas, slide the seafood and vegetables off of each skewer into a warm tortilla.
  • 11 add salsa to taste.
  • 12 roll up tortilla to enclose the filling.
  • 13 serve with refried beans and/or mexican rice.

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