Ingredients
8 large shrimp (about 1 pound), peeled and deveined, tails left intact (optional)
Juice of 1 lemon
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Coarse salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 ripe but firm Hass avocado, sliced into 8 wedges
Preparation
Soak 8 wooden skewers in water for 30 minutes.
Heat grill to medium-high. Toss shrimp with lemon juice and oil. Season with salt and cayenne pepper.
Thread 1 shrimp and 1 avocado wedge onto each skewer. Grill, flipping, until shrimp are cooked through and grill marks appear, 2 to 3 minutes per side.