This easy shrimp cocktail recipe you make in the oven is a quick appetizer that's perfect for entertaining. Serve it with a simple homemade cocktail sauce you can stir together in minutes.
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I always keep frozen shrimp in the freezer. It thaws in a few minutes and there are so many quick and easy shrimp recipes you can make with just a few pantry ingredients. One of the easiest is this roasted shrimp cocktail. A few minutes in the oven and you have perfectly cooked shrimp.
This recipe is so quick to put together. You can thaw the shrimp in a bowl of cold water while the oven preheats. I like to use uncooked shrimp that is already deveined. And I'll buy either shell-on or shell-off, depending on what I can find. It's easy to peel the shrimp once it's thawed.
Simply toss it with olive oil and seasoning and spread it on a baking sheet. It takes just minutes in the oven to cook through. Chill it for a no-fuss version of the traditional shrimp cocktail appetizer.
The easy homemade cocktail sauce recipe has only five ingredients, and you can stir it together while the shrimp cooks. The great thing about making your own cocktail sauce is that you can control what's in it. Unlike traditional cocktail sauce recipes that are made with ketchup, this easy healthy cocktail sauce is completely sugar-free.
Easy shrimp cocktail is a quick appetizer that's perfect for entertaining.
Easy Roasted Shrimp Cocktail
Ingredients
- 1 pound uncooked shrimp peeled, deveined, and thawed if frozen
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
- sugar-free cocktail sauce for serving
- lemon wedges for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Toss shrimp with oil, salt and pepper and spread in single layer on rimmed baking sheet.
- Roast, turning once, until shrimp is pink and just cooked through (about 5-10 minutes, depending on size of shrimp).
- Serve chilled with cocktail sauce and lemon wedges.
Adam Trainor says
Finally my search is over. I love shrimp cocktail and you have also included a paleo shrimp cocktail sauce. This is a great recipe for when having friends over for dinner, you can start with a shrimp cocktail but also get them to try it paleo style too.