Grilled Italian Shrimp (2024)

These Grilled Italian Shrimp are so flavorful and healthy! A quick marinade with garlic, basil, and thyme are combined with tomatoes for a delightful summer meal.

This post was first published in August 22, 2018 and edited May 11, 2021 to include updated pictures and recipe tips.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

This is one of my favorite summer recipes because it's healthy, light and easy.

• Shrimp is a healthy source of protein that's rich in nutrients like omega-3 fatty acids, zinc and vitamin B12, which boosts immunity and can improve brain health.
• This recipe fits a number of diets from the Heal Your Headache migraine diet, dairy free, gluten free, paleo, and whole30 (if you omit the honey).
• It takes about 5 minutes to prepare the marinade in a food processor - no chopping required!
• The grill makes for easy clean up, but you can also use a grill pan.
• It's perfect for meal prep for the week or road trips.

When I say it's perfect for road trips, this is one of my go-to's along with pasta salad any time we drive from Dallas to Phoenix. It pairs great with hummus, cherries, veggie sticks, chips, and sunflower seeds for an easy to pack lunch. It's still delicious, warm or cold, and is great on salads.

We have plenty of energy the rest of the drive and I don't get a spike in dizziness that I often do from eating unknown fast food.

I’ve also made this recipe a few times for company because it’s so easy to prepare ahead of time and quick to cook.

Ingredients and Cooking Utensils

This recipe for marinated Italian Shrimp uses mostly pantry staple herbs and oils like thyme and olive oil.

Shrimp - Good quality shrimp is usually wild caught and doesn't contain any preservatives. Fish Fixe is a great company that will ship you quality seafood, like wild gulf shrimp in perfectly sized portions. I recommend purchasing unpeeled and deveined large or jumbo shrimp, unless using them for a salad. They can be tail on or off, that is up to your personal preference.

Tomato Paste - This really gives a deeper flavor to the marinade, but if you're on a migraine diet and do not tolerate tomatoes well, you can omit it from the recipe.

Fresh Basil and Parsley - This is a must to do fresh! It adds that brightness to the shrimp marinade.

Honey - It's such a small amount that it doesn't add a lot of sweetness, but it does balance the acidity of the vinegar and tomatoes.

Grill or Grill Pan - You can use a gas grill, charcoal grill, or grill pan for this recipe. It's even great baked, although I love the flavor that comes from a little char on the outside.

Reusable Skewers - This is a must for easy flipping on a gas or charcoal grill.

How to Grill Italian Marinated Shrimp

Begin by blending the marinade ingredients together in a small food processor and then marinating the raw shrimp in the Italian herb sauce for at least 30 minutes to an hour.

• Preheat the grill to medium high heat.
• Place the raw, marinated shrimp in a line on soaked wooden skewers or reusable metal ones.

• Add the shrimp skewer to the hot grill at an angle and cook for 2 minutes - don't move them!

• After 2 minutes, flip and grill on the remaining side until cooked through - another 2-3 minutes.
• Remove the skewers from the grill and place on a baking sheet to cool until you're ready to serve.

Frequently Asked Questions

Other Summer Shrimp Recipes

For more seafood recipes that would be great for summer parties like this grilled Italian shrimp, check out these links!

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