Agave Lavender Shrimp Recipes

AGAVE-GLAZED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Whisk together the chicken broth, agave, clementine juice, chipotle powder, cumin, lime zest and juice and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Add the shrimp and toss to coat. Marinate for 10 to 15 minutes at room temperature.
• Preheat an indoor grill plate over high heat.
• Set a strainer over a bowl and drain the shrimp completely, reserving the marinade for later. Place the shrimp in a single layer on a paper towel-lined plate and pat dry. Sprinkle with salt. Grease the grill plate with oil.
• Grill the shrimp on both sides until super charred and no longer pink in the middle, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove to a bowl.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; add the reserved marinade and simmer until reduced by about half, about 2 minutes. Add the cooked shrimp and stir to coat in the sauce. Season with salt. If serving with brown rice, season with a couple drops of rice wine vinegar, plate and serve.

PINEAPPLE LAVENDER MINT SPRITZER (WITH LAVENDER AGAVE SIMPLE SYRUP)

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a small saucepan. Reduce heat to low; whisk in agave nectar until dissolved. Remove from heat.
• Stir lavender blossoms into the saucepan. Let syrup steep, about 15 minutes. Strain into a bowl through a strainer lined with cheesecloth.
• Refrigerate syrup until chilled, at least 2 hours.
• Pour 1 1/2 cup syrup into a glass measuring cup. Add mint leaves; mash gently with a cocktail muddler. Mix in pineapple juice.
• Fill a pitcher with ice. Pour in pineapple juice mixture. Top off with club soda and stir. Serve garnished with a slice of lime and sprig of mint.

FIRECRACKER SHRIMP

Steps:

• In small bowl, whisk together agave, soy sauce, vinegar, cornstarch, orange peel and red pepper flakes until thoroughly mixed and cornstarch is dissolved. Set aside. Heat oil in wok or large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in garlic and ginger stir-fry until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add bell pepper and snow peas stir-fry 1 minute until crisp-tender. Add shrimp and green onions stir-fry until shrimp just turns pink, about 1 minute. Stir in reserved soy sauce mixture cook and stir until sauce boils and thickens. Serve over cooked rice, if desired.

AGAVE LAVENDER SHRIMP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and shrimp and cook halfway through (about 2 to 3 minutes). Add salt, pepper, white wine and lavender and turn heat to high. When mixture boils, remove shrimp with a slotted spoon, leaving pan juices. Add agave to pan juices and reduce mixture by three-fourths over medium heat until it will coat the back of a metal spoon. Toss shrimp and serve as an appetizer or entrée.