Shrimp Scampi
 
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Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: Seafood
Serves: 3-4
Ingredients
  • ⅓ cup of olive oil
  • 1 lemon, zested and then half cut into wedges and half cut into thin slices
  • 3-4 springs of fresh thyme, remove leaves from stems
  • kosher salt and fresh ground pepper
  • angel hair noodles for serving (optional - I left this out and subbed roasted broccoli)
  • 1-2 tablespoons of Earth Balance Original Spread (or butter if you don't have EBOS)
  • 1 lb. raw shrimp, large sized, deveined with shells and tails off
  • 5 garlic gloves, minced
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
  2. In an 8x8 pan combine olive oil, lemon zest and thyme.
  3. Season with salt and pepper, bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes. Make sure to watch and remove it the oil is beginning to brown
  4. Meanwhile cook pasta and drain. If you're subbing roasted broccoli, place in oven at the same time as olive oil mixture.
  5. Remove olive oil mixture, add Earth Balance and move a around a bit to it begins to melt
  6. Add shrimp, garlic and thinly sliced lemons. Do Not squeeze lemons.
  7. Toss to coat with oil mixture
  8. Bake another 10-12 minutes, or until shrimp turn pink and begin to curl
  9. Serve over pasta, quinoa, or roasted broccoli with lemons wedges for squeezing
Recipe by Lemons & Lunges at http://lemonsandlunges.com/2013/10/10/roasted-lemon-and-herb-shrimp/