Blackened Shrimp Skewers with a Cucumber Lime Dip
These Cajun blackened shrimp skewers are an easy appetizer or party food item. They also make for a great light meal full of Cajun flavors when served with rice or salad.
Ingredients
For the Blackened Shrimp Skewers
- ½ cup blackening spice Make your own blackening spice blend!
- 1 cup butter melted
- 1.5 lb 61-70 shrimp
- green onion as a garnish
- wooden skewers soaked in water
For the Cucumber Lime Dip
- 1 lime zested and juiced
- ½ English cucumber
- ½ cup 5% Greek yogurt
- ½ cup cream cheese
- salt
- pepper
- parsley as garnish
Instructions
Make the Cucumber Lime Dip
- Juice and zest the lime with a microplane.
- Take the cucumber and cut it in half, and then into quarters. Remove the seeds by running a sharp knife along the flesh. Discard the seeds, as this part is mostly just water and will thin out the dip unnecessarily. Keep the firm cucumber flesh and skin.
- Roughly chop the cucumber and then combine all the dip ingredients in a food processor.
- Season with salt and pepper and then blitz until smooth.
Blackening the Shrimp Skewers
- Melt 1 cup or half a pound of butter. Mix the blackened spice and melted butter together in a shallow container.
- Pat dry the shrimp with a clean cloth or paper towel, and then skewer 5 to 6 shrimp on a wooden skewer.
- Place the skewered shrimp into the blackening spice/butter mix and coat all the shrimp really well.
- As the shrimp sits in the blackening spice mix, preheat a cast iron skillet or thick-bottomed pan on the stove with a small splash of oil.
- Once the pan is smoking hot, take one or two shrimp skewers from the spice/butter mix and immediately place them in the hot pan. They will sizzle right away.
- Cook the skewers on each side for about 2 minutes or until the blackening spice starts to just barely char around the edges.
- Once the blackened shrimp skewers are cooked on both sides, take the skewers out of the pan with tongs and serve right away with the cucumber lime dip!
- Finely chop some green onion and use it as a garnish if you like.
Nutrition
Calories: 912kcal
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
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