Quick cooking grilled Honey Lime Shrimp is made with a tasty marinade made with freshly squeezed lime juice, honey and garlic. Perfect for a quick weeknight dinner or a casual barbecue with friends.
Ready to eat in less than 30 minutes!
Easy grilled shrimp
Grilled honey lime shrimp is packed full of flavor. The shrimp is given a quick marinade in freshly squeezed lime juice, honey and garlic. Then it's grilled on a hot grill and basted with more of the marinade.
Everything is ready in about 25 minutes! Talk about easy! This shrimp is delicious eaten hot off the grill or chilled. Just think of the possibilities. Serve as an appetizer or an entree. Serve leftovers (if there are any) over a salad for lunch.
This recipe is easily adjustable to serve as many people as you need.
If you love shrimp, you'll also want to try my pan fried shrimp, blackened shrimp, or sheet pan shrimp.
Key ingredients for honey lime shrimp
- Shrimp - Raw, medium-sized. I used 26-30 size (26-30 per pound)
- Limes - Fresh-squeezed juice
- Jalapeno - Adds just a touch of heat
- Honey
- Garlic
- Rice Vinegar
Step by step directions
- Create the marinade by combining lime juice, rice vinegar, honey, garlic, sliced jalapeno and salt and pepper
- Place cleaned shrimp, with tails left on in a zip top bag. Add the marinade reserving ¼ cup to use for basting.
- Place in the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes. Turn bag 1-2 times during marinating time. Do not marinate for longer than 30 minutes!
- Remove shrimp from the marinade and discard the marinade
- Skewer shrimp and place on a hot preheated grill for 2-3 minutes per side. Cook over high heat.
- Baste each side with reserved marinade
Recipe tips
- Prepare your grill - make certain it's scraped, lightly greased with oil and fully preheated. Start your grill on high for at least 10 minutes before adding shrimp.
- Be certain to reserve ¼ cup of marinade for basting shrimp before adding it all to the bag.
- Give a quick baste with reserved marinade when you place the shrimp on grill
- Shrimp will cook in 2-3 minutes per side, depending on the temperature of your grill and the size of your shrimp. My shrimp cooked in about 2 minutes per side.
- Once shrimp have developed a golden color on one side, flip them. Add an additional basting of marinade
- Don't overcook shrimp or they will become tough. Shrimp will continue to cook slightly once removed from the grill.
- When using frozen shrimp, allow shrimp to fully thaw and then rinse in cool water before adding to the marinade
Recipe Faqs
Yes, you can make the marinade ahead of time, but only let shrimp marinade for 15-20 minutes before cooking. Longer than 30 minutes the lime juice actually begins to cook the shrimp.
Once cooked and cooled, the shrimp can be stored in the refrigerator for up to two days.
Serving suggestions
Serve this grilled shrimp with your favorite green salad and any of the following:
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Honey Lime Shrimp Recipe
Equipment
- Measuring Cups
- Measuring Spoons
- Basting Brush
- Wooden Skewers
Ingredients
- 1 pound shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- ½ cup lime juice (about 3 limes)
- ¼ cup rice vinegar
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 jalapeno (sliced)
- 1 tablespoon garlic (minced)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Create the marinade by combining lime juice, rice vinegar, honey, garlic, sliced jalapeno and salt and pepper½ cup lime juice, ¼ cup rice vinegar, ¼ cup honey, 1 jalapeno, 1 tablespoon garlic, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon pepper
- Place cleaned shrimp, with tails left on in a zip top bag. Add the marinade reserving ¼ cup to use for basting.1 pound shrimp
- Place in the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes. Turn bag 1-2 times during marinating time. Remove shrimp from marinade and discard marinade.
- Skewer shrimp and place on a hot preheated grill. Baste top of shrimp with reserved marinade. Cook for 2-3 minutes over high heat. Flip shrimp and baste with marinade. Cook for 2-3 minutes and remove from heat.
Notes
- Prepare your grill - make certain it's scraped, lightly greased with oil and fully preheated. Start your grill on high for at least 10 minutes before adding shrimp.
- Be certain to reserve ¼ cup of marinade for basting shrimp before adding it all to the bag.
- Don't marinate the shrimp for longer than 30 minutes
- Give a quick baste with reserved marinade when you place shrimp on grill
- Shrimp will cook in 2-3 minutes per side depending on the temperature of your grill and the size of your shrimp. My shrimp cooked in about 2 minutes per side.
- Once shrimp have developed a golden color on the first side flip them. Add an additional basting of marinade
- Don't overcook shrimp or they will become tough. Shrimp will continue to cook slightly once removed from the grill.
- When using frozen shrimp, allow shrimp to fully thaw and then rinse in cool water before adding to marinade
Nutritional Disclaimer:
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and should only be construed as an estimate rather than a guarantee. To obtain the most precise nutritional information in a provided recipe, you should calculate the nutritional information with the exact ingredients you are using when preparing the recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.
Valentina says
What a delectable marinade - lime and honey is so good together, and I love the touch of heat from the jalapeño. I would love this over rice and with a salad. A perfect summertime dinner. 🙂 ~Valentina
Kathy says
It's so fast and easy that it makes a perfect weeknight meal!
Dawn says
Love the addition of honey here! These shrimp look like a delicious meal, perfect for the summer months. Love how quickly they come together too. Great with a side salad for supper tonight! 🙂
Kathy says
Thanks!!! They are perfect for dinner and so easy to make!
David @ Spiced says
This sounds like a delicious (and easy!) recipe, Kathy. I do love how quickly shrimp cooks...it makes for great summer meals. 🙂 And that honey-lime marinade? Yes, please!! What a great flavor combo!
Kathy says
You just can't go wrong with honey and lime! This recipe is easy peasy!!!