Grilled Shrimp With Pasta & Fresh Tomatoes Recipe

 
Yield: 4 Servings
 
      1 lb large shrimp
    3/4 c  fruity olive oil
      1    salt & fresh black pepper
      3 T  balsamic vinegar
      1    shallot,Minced
      1 t  dijon mustard
      4 lg ripe tomatoes,cut into
      1    chunks
     20    leaves fresh basil,roughly
      1    chopped
      1 lb penne

time to cook 45 minutes:

Set a large pot of salted water to boil for the pasta; start a
charcoal fire or light a gas grill. Brush the shrimp with about 1/4 c
olive oil; sprinkle them with salt and pepper. mix together the
remaining oliveoil, 2 TB of the vinegar, the shallot, and mustard,
and season with salt and pepper. taste to add more vinegar if needed.
set the tomatoes in a large bowl to marinade with the vinaigrette and
basil. Grill the shrimp over high heat until they turn pink, about
2-3 minutes per side; meanwhile, cook the pasta according to the
package directions. Drain the pasta, toss with the tomatoes, top with
the grilled shrimp, and serve.

Grilled Shrimp Wrapped In Bacon
 
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
     20    med shrimp,cleaned deveined
     10    strips bacon,raw, cut in ha
      3    red (or yellow sweet
           -peppers)
      4 T  extra-virgin olive oil
      2 T  balsamic vinegar
      1 T  pommery mustard
      1    sprig fresh thyme
      1    head radicchio
      1    head endive
      1    head bibb lettuce

Wash and dry the radicchio, endive and lettuce. Tear into bite-size
pieces and set aside. Wrap each shrimp tightly in 1/2 strip of bacon.
Grill in skillet or over charcoal grill until crisp, 3-5 minutes,
turning once. Cover to keep warm. Seed peppers and cut into thin
julienne strips. Set aside. Combine oil, vinegar, mustard and thyme
in a jar. Cover and shake well. Place greens and peppers in a bowl.
Add shrimp. Toss gently with the vinaigrette. Serve in shallow bowls,
arranging greens first, and 5 shrimp on top of the greens.

Grilled Sirloin & Potatoes
 
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      1    beef top sirloin steak
           -(boneless),,cut 1 thick
      2 T  olive oil
      2 lg baking potatoes  each cut
           -lengthwis,e  into 8 wedges
      4    red onion  (1/2-inch,Slices
           -thick)
  SAUCE  ==========================
    2/3 c  prepared steak sauce
      1 T  garlic,Crushed

Preparation time: 30 minutes

1. In 2-cup glass measure, combine sauce ingredients; cover and
microwave on HIGH 2 minutes or until hot and bubbly, stirring
halfway. Remove 3 tablespoons; brush onto both sides of beef steak.
Reserve remaining sauce.

2. Brush oil onto cut sides of potatoes and onion.

3. Place steak and vegetables on grid over medium ash-covered coals.
Grill uncovered 16 to 20 minutes until steak is medium rare to medium
doneness and vegetables are tender, turning steak and vegetables
occasionally. Brush vegetables with some of reserved sauce during
last 5 minutes of grilling.

4. Trim fat from steak. Carve steak crosswise into slices; serve with
vegetables. Pass remaining sauce.