Grilled Pineapple and Shrimp Skewers
Varied hues of sunset span streaks of blue and white while skies in early daylight emerge dimmer day by day.
A sense of quiet fills the air as if our ruffled, feathered friends rest just a bit later than usual.
Enthusiasms subdued since early spring as each morn boldly proclaimed the wake of day in loud, sharp rapid fire chatter sing-song, chirping. Perhaps for some their extended vacation visit has ended, have these begun their journey south?
Rays of sunlight push through still, though the glare of light moves round the house much slower.
Hot air still breathes its beating temperatures by day, often making its closure finely adorned in blazing pinks and oranges. Little reminders of nature’s fleeting moments. Shortly days shall flirt as a fickle girl contrasting between slightly dipped temperatures to beating hot extremes.
Some will say they cannot wait for it to end, and a new season to begin, others will cling tightly to those remaining days of suns unrelenting heat.
Strawberries so quickly picked and gone, cherries, then blueberries now yield timely selections of blackberries, soft ripened peaches, stalks of sweet corn, juicy red tomatoes yet another brief window of bounty until just before frost finally then remains crisp apples for the picking.
There shall be time for the preparation of long simmered indoor recipes shortly ahead, for now though only time for gathering in the seasons final warmth, the suns powerful heat, light giving days, exposing simple reminders in the truth that every time has a purpose and for every season.
Sometimes not everything needs a recipe just simple enjoyment of the moment, final days of early morning sunlight, varied hues in sunset streaking blues and whites across the skies, days of outdoor cooking, purposeful savoring ease, Grilled Pineapple and Shrimp Skewers.
Grilled Pineapple and Shrimp Skewers
Ingredients
- 1 pineapple, outer skin removed, cored, then cut into 1 inch cubes
- 1- 1 1/2 pounds shrimp, peeled, de-veined
- 1 large clove garlic, chopped
- 1/8 teaspoon hot pepper flakes
- 1 lime, seeded, juiced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 handful fresh cilantro, chopped
- couple pinches coarse kosher salt
- couple pinches cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Into a large glass bowl, combine shrimp, garlic, hot pepper flakes, lime juice, olive oil, cilantro, salt and pepper, stir well to combine
- Cover with plastic wrap, chill, marinate for an hour or longer
- Preheat grill
- Place pineapple onto a well oiled grill tray, grill for three minutes, turn over chunks
- Place another well oiled grill tray next to the pineapple and topple on the shrimp. Grill shrimp around four to five minutes, until pink and just firmed cooked
- Remove grilled pineapple and shrimp trays from the grill, skewer shrimp and pineapple alternately, serve on a tray
- Garnish with lemon balm branches or other fresh herbs
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