Citrus-marinated Shrimp With Grilled-onion And Orange Salad

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
• 1 large garlic clove, minced
• 2 canned chipotle chiles in adobo, stems discarded, seeded and thinly sliced, plus 1 teaspoon of the adobo sauce from the can
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 1/2 lbs shelled and deveined large shrimp
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 large sweet onion, cut crosswise into 3 thick slabs
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 3 large navel oranges, peeled halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
• 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl, combine the orange juice with the garlic, adobo sauce and 1 tablespoon of the lime juice.
• 2 add the shrimp, season with salt and pepper; let sit at room temperature for only 10 minutes.(if you let it marinate in citrus too long - it will cook itself!).
• 3 preheat a grill pan.
• 4 thread the onion slices on skewers to hold them together.
• 5 brush the onions with some of the olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
• 6 grill the slices over high heat, turning once, until softened and charred, about 3 minutes per side.
• 7 let cool slightly, then coarsely chop the onions and transfer them to a medium bowl.
• 8 add the sliced oranges, chipotles, cilantro and the remaining 1 tablespoon lime juice.
• 9 season with salt and pepper.
• 10 drain and thread the shrimp onto 6 metal skewers.
• 11 brush lightly with the remaining olive oil and grill over moderately high heat, turning occasionally, until charred in spots, about 5 minutes.
• 12 serve the shrimp with the onion and orange salad.