Festive Shrimp Wreath

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/3 cup tequila
• 1/3 cup lime juice
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon grated lime zest
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 ground chipotle chile pepper or 1 1/2 chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 3 lbs large shrimp, peeled & deveined
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• salsa, and garnish
• 1 (16 ounce) jar salsa, about 1 2/3 c.
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 teaspoon grated lime juice
• 1 tablespoon tequila (optional)
• 4 red bell peppers or 4 green bell peppers, sliced

Recipe

• 1 in a resealable plastic bag, combine: tequila, juice, honey, zest, salt, chile pepper, pepper and garlic powder.
• 2 add shrimp to bag of marinade then toss and marinate 30 mins-to 1 hour turning occasionally.
• 3 after 30 minutes to one hour, remove shrimp from marinade and drain well.
• 4 discard marinade, unless you would like to cook shrimp in it for extra flavour.
• 5 in skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat, and add shrimp; cook, turning once, until opaque, 2-3 mins-per side.
• 6 can be chilled for up to one day.
• 7 salsa and garnish: in a small bowl combine salsa, cilantro, juice, zest and if desired, tequila up to 1 day in advance if you wish.
• 8 to serve, place bowl of salsa in center of platter; arrange shrimp and peppers in wreath pattern around salsa.