Looking for something new to serve for your summer barbecue parties? We’ve got you covered with this sensational grilled Diavola shrimp! Made with bacon (we use turkey bacon, but real bacon would be great too) blue cheese, lime juice and Diavola Spice Rub, it’s spicy, salty, tangy and so delicious! Be sure to have a nice cold beer or margarita to go along with it! The Diavola packs a lot of flavor and a bit of heat!
Bacon-Wrapped Grilled Diavola Shrimp Skewers
Our in-house chef, Joel, made this on a whim for a business dinner party he had and everyone loved it. This was a seafood loving crowd, so it was quickly devoured! It kind of reminds us of a blue cheese and Buffalo wing combination, only made with shrimp and bacon and all wrapped up together in one bubbly hot skewer.
This appetizer is sure to please your guests, and two per person is perfect if you are also serving a main meal. If you plan a finger food only event, plan on three per person.
To Skewer or Not?
This shrimp recipe is also delicious made without the skewers! When we’re in a hurry, we simply lay the shrimp into an aluminum pan or some flat pan that you don’t mind using on the barbecue. Use 3 shrimp per person for this dish. Sprinkle the shrimp with one teaspoon of Diavola Spice Rub and cover that with 1 cup of blue cheese crumbles, 1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese and fresh lime juice.
Place the pan on the upper rack of your barbecue, that has been preheated on medium high and cook for about 5-8 minutes, or until shrimp is cooked through and cheese is bubbly. This recipe with cheddar cheese and no skewers is listed as an alternate to the main recipe below:)
Diavola Spice Rub is good on so many things!
This recipe calls for our proprietary Diavola Spice Rub, which we know you will love and is available on our website, but if you aren’t able to get it, substitute your favorite spicy rub or Cajun spice. This spice blend is also amazing on Diavola Chicken and Diavola & Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower.
Grilled Diavola Shrimp with Blue Cheese & Bacon
Equipment
- 1 aluminum tin (this is for cooking the shrimp on the upper rack on the barbecue)
- 12 wooden skewers (6-8 inches is perfect for this)
Ingredients
- 12 strips *turkey bacon (for skewer version) (can use pork bacon if you prefer)
- 3/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
- 1 lb. shrimp (20-25 count/pound) (shells and tail removed and deveined)
- 1 1/2 tsp. Diavola Spice Rub (available on our website, but can substitute your favorite spicy blend)
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 1 1/2 cup *grated sharp cheddar cheese (*for alternate recipe below, not using skewers)
Instructions
Grilled Diavola Shrimp with Blue Cheese & Bacon -Skewers
- Preheat barbecue to medium-high. Peel and devein shrimp, unless purchased this way.
- Lay bacon strips out flat on a cutting board. Cut in half. Sprinkle one spoonful of blue cheese crumbles in the center of each half strip of bacon. Lay one shrimp down on top of the blue cheese. Lightly dust with Diavola Spice Rub. Evenly distribute lime juice over the top.
- Roll the bacon into as tight of a roll as possible, securing the roll by threading the skewer through the center of the shrimp. Lightly spray or oil the aluminium tray. Place shrimp skewers in the aluminium tray.
- Preheat grill to medium-high heat. Place the tray on the upper rack and cook for about 10 minutes, or until the bacon is browned, shrimp is cooked through and the cheese is bubbly and beginning to turn golden-brown. Serve warm and at room temp.
- If you don’t happen to have aluminum pans, you can use heavy duty foil, and if your barbecue doesn’t have an upper rack, reduce the heat to medium-low and put the shrimp in the pan or on foil on the main rack of the barbecue and cook for slightly less time.
Grilled Diavola Shrimp with Blue Cheese, Cheddar & Lime Juice – no skewers
- Preheat grill to medium-high.
- Peel and devein shrimp, is not already purchased this way.
- Place shrimp in an aluminium baking pan, or a pan you don’t mind using on the barbecue. (If you want to add bacon to this version of the recipe, chop the cooked bacon first and sprinkle over shrimp along with other ingredients.)
- Sprinkle the shrimp with 3/4 tsp. Diavola Spice Rub, and evenly distribute crumbled blue cheese and grated cheddar cheese. Drizzle lime juice over all and distribute remaining Diavola Spice Rub over the top of the lime juice.
- Place pan on the upper rack of the barbecue and cook for about 5-8 minutes, or until shrimp is cooked through (pink) and cheese is bubbly and gooey. Serve hot!
- If you don’t have an upper rack, you can cook the shrimp on the main grill, but reduce heat to medium. And, if you want to try this in the oven, (which we have not yet), bake at 450 ℉ for approximately 8-10 minutes.