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:
- Mix the lemon juice with the garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper and 1 tablespoon of basil.
- Thread one shrimp per bamboo skewer; and pour the lemon marinade over the shrimp.
- 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.
- Remove shrimps from the marinade and grill.
- 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.