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Grilled Shrimp with Tropical Fruit Salad

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Jul 6, 2010
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Add something flavorful to your family's tropical night! Serve mixed fruit with grilled shrimp flavored with jerk seasoning and soy sauce.

Grilled Shrimp with Tropical Fruit Salad

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 1 hr 15 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 14
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Ingredients

Marinade

  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons jerk seasoning (dry)
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon grated gingerroot
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped (1 teaspoon)
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 24 uncooked large shrimp (1 1/2 lb), peeled (with tail shells left on), deveined

Fruit Salad

  • 1 medium pineapple with rind and green top
  • 1 medium papaya, peeled, seeded and cut into 3/4-inch cubes (1 1/2 cups)
  • 1 ripe medium mango, seed removed, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch cubes (1/2 cup)
  • 1/4 cup coarsely chopped cashews, if desired
  • 4 teaspoons flaked coconut, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In shallow glass or plastic dish or in resealable food-storage bag, combine marinade ingredients. Add shrimp; stir or shake to coat. Cover dish or seal bag; refrigerate for at least 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
  • Step 
    2
    Meanwhile, Cut 1/2-inch slice off bottom of pineapple, cut into quarters lengthwise, cutting through green top. Using small sharp knife, remove fruit without piercing through rind, leaving 1/2-inch-thick shell. Turn shells upside down on paper towel-lined pan to drain. Trim cores from pineapple quarters; cut fruit into 3/4-inch cubes. In large bowl toss pineapple, papaya and mango.
  • Step 
    3
    Heat gas or charcoal grill. Remove shrimp from marinade; reserve marinade. Place shrimp in grill basket (grill “wok”).
  • Step 
    4
    Place grill basket on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 6 to 8 minutes, brushing several times with marinade and turning once, until shrimp are pink. Discard any remaining marinade.
  • Step 
    5
    On 4 individual serving plates, arrange pineapple shells. Top with mixed fruit and shrimp. Garnish with cashews and coconut.

Nutrition

420 Calories
19g Total Fat
10g Protein
51g Total Carbohydrate
36g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
420
Calories from Fat
170
Total Fat
19g
29%
Saturated Fat
2 1/2g
13%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
70mg
23%
Sodium
740mg
31%
Potassium
630mg
18%
Total Carbohydrate
51g
17%
Dietary Fiber
5g
23%
Sugars
36g
Protein
10g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
30%
30%
Vitamin C
280%
280%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 3 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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