Greek-style Grilled Prawn Skewers
Raw and ready to cook, or cooked and ready to heat-and-eat, prawn skewers are sold in our Seafood Department. In this recipe they are flavoured Greek-style, grilled and then served with tzatziki sauce for dipping.
Recipe - Quality Foods
Greek-style Grilled Prawn Skewers
Prep Time10 Minutes
0Cook Time4 Minutes
Calories6
Ingredients
8 raw or cooked prawn skewers
3 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp finely grated lemon zest
1 tsp dried oregano
1 large garlic clove, minced
pinch or 2 red pepper flakes
tzatziki, to taste (see Note)
lemon slices and parsley sprigs, for garnish
Directions
- Pat prawn skewers dry with paper towel and set on a wide plate. Combine olive oil, juice, zest, oregano, garlic and red pepper flakes in a small bowl. Brush some of this mixture on both sides of each prawn skewer. Let prawns marinate 20 minutes.
- Heat your barbecue or indoor grill to medium-high. Set on the prawn skewers and brush them with any oil mixture left on the plate. Grill skewers 1 to 2 minutes per side, or until hot, in the case of cooked prawn skewers, or cooked through, in the case of the raw ones.
- Set prawn skewers on individual serving plates or a platter, garnish with lemon slices and parsley sprigs, and serve with a bowl of tzatziki, for dipping.
Note: Tubs of tzatziki are sold in our Deli Department.
Options: This recipe could be served as an appetizer that yields 8 servings, one prawn skewer per person. This recipe could also be served as a main-course that yields 4 servings, two prawn skewers per person. If you serve it as main-course, beyond the tzatziki, you could also accompany the prawns with rice and the Greek salad and pita bread sold in our Deli Department.
10 minutes
Prep Time
4 minutes
Cook Time
0
Servings
6
Calories
Directions
- Pat prawn skewers dry with paper towel and set on a wide plate. Combine olive oil, juice, zest, oregano, garlic and red pepper flakes in a small bowl. Brush some of this mixture on both sides of each prawn skewer. Let prawns marinate 20 minutes.
- Heat your barbecue or indoor grill to medium-high. Set on the prawn skewers and brush them with any oil mixture left on the plate. Grill skewers 1 to 2 minutes per side, or until hot, in the case of cooked prawn skewers, or cooked through, in the case of the raw ones.
- Set prawn skewers on individual serving plates or a platter, garnish with lemon slices and parsley sprigs, and serve with a bowl of tzatziki, for dipping.
Note: Tubs of tzatziki are sold in our Deli Department.
Options: This recipe could be served as an appetizer that yields 8 servings, one prawn skewer per person. This recipe could also be served as a main-course that yields 4 servings, two prawn skewers per person. If you serve it as main-course, beyond the tzatziki, you could also accompany the prawns with rice and the Greek salad and pita bread sold in our Deli Department.