SHRIMP, OLIVE & CHORIZO TAPAS

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Serve this tasty tapas-style snack right in the grilling tray with some toothpicks and a small bowl for the olive pits.

Ingredients

• 2 chorizo sausages
• 1/2 lb de-veined, large uncooked shrimp
• 1/2 cup green olives
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 thyme sprigs
• 1 half lemon
• Salt

Preparation

Step 1

1 Preheat barbecue to medium.
2 Slice sausages diagonally into 1-inch chunks. Sprinkle shrimp with salt. Place sausage, olives and garlic in a grilling tray. Drizzle with olive oil. Add thyme sprigs. Shake to evenly distribute and coat with oil.
3 Barbecue for 8 to 10 minutes or until sausage begins to brown. Scatter shrimp over top. Close the lid. Continue barbecuing, stirring and turning shrimp as needed, for 4 to 6 more minutes until shrimp is cooked through. Squeeze lemon juice over top.
Serve immediately.