Jeanette’s Roasted Shrimp Cocktail

Roasted-Shrimp-CocktailThis shrimp cocktail recipe from Jeanette Chen from Jeanette’s Healthy Living blog is a spicy twist on the traditional favorite. This healthy alternative adds a lot of flavor and you can prepare this in the morning prior to your event. Jeanette incorporated the flavor of Garlic Shrimp with a touch of Spanish smoked paprika into these roasted shrimp. For the sauce, try using a bit of Jeanette’s Ghost Chile Carrot Hot Sauce to spice it up!

Roasted Shrimp Cocktail

Serves: About 45 pieces of shrimp

Ingredients

Roasted Shrimp

3 pounds (15-count) shrimp, peeled and deveined

1½ tablespoon good olive oil

3-4 cloves garlic, minced

¼ teaspoon Spanish smoked paprika

¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes

½ teaspoon kosher salt

½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Cocktail Sauce

11 ounce bottle seafood cocktail sauce

½ cup organic ketchup

1 tablespoon prepared horseradish

2 teaspoons Ghost Chile Carrot Hot Sauce  or other hot sauce

2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

Directions

Roasted Shrimp

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl, toss shrimp with olive oil, garlic, smoked paprika, pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Spread on baking sheet in a single layer. Roast for 8-10 minutes, until shrimp is just cooked through. Set aside to cool. Arrange on a platter with a bowl of Cocktail Sauce.

Cocktail Sauce

In a bowl, stir together all the Cocktail Sauce ingredients.

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