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Grilled Shrimp Skewers with Valbreso® Cheese and Mint Pesto

Ingredients for Pesto:

  • 1 cup mint leaves
  • 1/2 cup basil leaves
  • 1/4 cups toasted pine nuts
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 large clove of garlic
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • Salt and pepper

 

Ingredients for Shrimp:

  • 7 oz of Valbreso® Cheese broken in large chunks
  • 6 cherry tomatoes cut in half
  • 12 large prawns, shells removed with the tails intact
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • 4 Tablespoons of olive oil
  • 2 cloves of garlic pressed
  • 1 teaspoon pepper flakes
  • 1 tablespoon of finely chopped basil
  • Bamboo skewers soaked in water for half an hour

Directions:

  1. Mix the lemon juice with the garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper and 1 tablespoon of basil.
  2. Thread one shrimp per bamboo skewer; and pour the lemon marinade over the shrimp.
  3. Place mint, basil, pine nuts, lemon zest, garlic, in a food processor and pulse. Slowly add in the oil until the desired consistency is reached. Season to taste.
  4. Remove shrimps from the marinade and grill.
  5. Arrange the shrimp skewers on a plate with large chunks of Valbreso® Cheese , and a few cherry tomatoes. Drizzle with the mint pesto. Garnish with mint and basil leaves or lemon wedges.