Grilled Shrimp And Chorizo Skewers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

16 peeled and deveined extra-large shrimp
coarse salt
1/2 lemon, juice of (and use the whole lemon, zested)
olive oil, for liberal drizzling
3/4 lb chorizo sausage, cut into 16 thick slices on an angle
1/2 cup flat leaf parsley
1/2 cup cilantro leaf
2 garlic cloves, cracked from skin
1 cup roasted red pepper, drained (piquillo)
1 (28 ounce) can fire-roasted tomatoes, diced
1 small yellow onion, coarsely chopped
1/2 seedless cucumber, seedless, chopped
2 celery ribs, from heart chopped
2 slices crusty bread, thick slices, chopped
1 tablespoon hot sauce (adjust to taste)

Preparation

Preheat grill or grill pan over medium high heat.
Place shrimp in shallow dish and season with salt, lemon juice and a liberal drizzle of olive oil, just enough to coat the shrimp. Skewer 4 shrimp alternating with 4 slices of chorizo on each skewer.
Place palmful of parsley on cutting board with the lemon zest. Add 1/2 palmful of cilantro leaves to the pile as well as 1 clove of garlic. Finely chop mixture and reserve for sprinkling over shrimp and gazpacho.
Place remaining herbs and garlic in a food processor or large blender with peppers, tomatoes, chopped vegetables, bread and hot sauce and proceed until smooth.
Grill shrimp and chorizo 3-4 minutes on each side until shrimp is firm and opaque. Serve small bowls of gazpacho with shrimp skewers resting across the top of bowls for dipping and dunking.
Garnish with reserved parsley, cilantro and garlic mixture.