Shrimp On A Bed Of Bruschetta

Total Time: 24 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 12 shrimp, jumbo uncooked, deshelled
• 6 small wooden skewers
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/8 cup lemon juice, fresh squeezed
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano, greek
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon onion salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt (to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
• 1 cup chicken stock (use own preference)
• 6 slices italian bread, coarsley sliced
• 1 garlic clove, cut in halve
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 3 large fresh tomatoes, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled, chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh basil, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano, greek
• 1/4 cup sweet onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup kalamata olive, chopped
• 1/8 cup feta, crumbled
• 1/8 cup parmesan cheese, coarsley shredded
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt, coarse
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground

Recipe

• 1 deshell jumbo shrimp and place in plastic ziplock bag.
• 2 to the bag add 2 cloves of crushed garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, greek oregano, rosemary, onion salt, sugar, sea salt and black pepper.
• 3 marinate over night or for at least 3 hours.
• 4 reserve the marinade.
• 5 thread two jumbo shrimp on each of the 6 skewers.
• 6 place the skewers in a pan and pour the chicken stock and reserved marinade over the shrimp and bake in a 425 degree oven for 5-10 minutes (personal preference).
• 7 chop the tomatoes into cubes, add 2 crushed garlic cloves, basil, oregano, sweet onion, black olives, feta cheese, salt, pepper and 3/4's of the olive oil.
• 8 mix well and reserve tomatoe mixture.
• 9 slice bread, toast it lightly, rub with the garlic halves and lightly brush top of bread with the remaining olive oil.
• 10 add tomatoe mixture to toasted bread, top with parmesan cheese and put under the broiler for 2 minutes, until the cheese starts to melt.
• 11 serve with a skewer of shrimps ontop of the cooked brushetta and enjoy.