Bready or Not Original: Roasted Lemon Garlic Shrimp
This healthy supper is fast and delicious. Serve it atop a carb or veggies!
Course: Main Course
Keyword: lemon, shrimp
Author: Beth Cato
Equipment
13x9 pan
Ingredients
1medium lemon
1/2cupolive oil or avocado oil
1teaspoondried thyme
1sprig fresh rosemary or one teaspoon dry
1poundmedium-sized shrimp cooked and deveined
5garlic cloves
salt and pepper
Instructions
Preheat oven at 400-degrees. Wash and dry the lemon, then zest it; set aside lemon. If using fresh rosemary, shear leaves from the stem. Place zest in 13x9 pan along with olive oil, thyme, and rosemary. Bake pan in oven for 12 minutes.
While the zest is infusing the oil, thinly slice the lemon and remove seeds. If desired, remove tails from shrimp.
Pull out pan. Add shrimp and lemon slices--be wary, oil may pop from the dish! Mince garlic cloves into the pan; gently stir everything. Place back in oven to cook for another 8 to 10 minutes, until shrimp is heated through. Add sprinkle of salt and pepper.
Serve atop pasta, rice, zoodles, cauliflower rice, etcetera. The hot lemon oil is also great for dipping bread.