20 Best Side Dishes with Grilled Shrimp

My top 20 best side dishes that go perfectly with Grilled Shrimp (plus my Lemon Garlic Shrimp recipe) for a quick and easy weeknight dinner or effortless entertaining!

Grilled Shrimp is one of my favorite – and fastest – ways to a quick, easy summer meal  loaded with flavor.

If you’re like me and always on the lookout for protein – shrimp is jam-packed with it and whips up in about 5 minutes on the outdoor grill with almost no cleanup.

Pour a nice glass of white wine, get that hot grill ready and let’s talk sides because there’s really no one perfect dish – it’s whatever you and your crew enjoy.

Why I chose these side dishes:

1. Compliments any grilled shrimp without overpowering it.
2. Quick and easy to make.
3. Popular recipes with readers and my family.

My Lemon Garlic Grilled Shrimp recipe:

• 1 pound large raw shrimp 21/25 size
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 whole garlic cloves peeled and minced
• 1 large lemon juice and zest from half (cut rest in wedges)
• 1/4 cup dry white wine
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes or more to taste
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley finely chopped

How to make the Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp:

1. Make the garlic butter sauce. Add olive oil, grated garlic, lemon juice and zest and white wine to saucepan.
2. Simmer 2-3 minutes then stir in butter, crushed red peppper flakes and parsley.
3. Reserve half of the butter sauce. Use the rest to baste the shrimp.
4. Preheat grill to medium high heat (about 400) then oil or spray grates with cooking spray.
5. Thread shrimp onto skewers, brush with sauce, season lightly with salt and black pepper. Cook 2-3 minutes per side or until shrimp are pink and opaque with some char marks.
6. Serve right away with reserved butter sauce for dipping.

What to Serve with Grilled Shrimp:

SALADS AND VEGETABLES:

Chick fil-A Copycat Kale Crunch Salad tasty, refreshing side dish

Mango Salsa

Corn Tomato Salad

Fresh Green Beans 6 minutes, no blanching

Creamy Sour Cream Cucumber Salad

Chickpea Tomato Cucumber Salad

Zucchini Corn Fritters air fry or pan fry

Spring Panzanella Salad

Easy Creamy Coleslaw  4 simple ingredients (mayonnaise, shredded cabbage, honey and apple cider vinegar).

Air Fryer Roasted Broccoli

PASTA/RICE:

Caprese Pesto Pasta Salad

Creamy Parmesan Cheese Rice

Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad

Pesto Orzo Pasta Salad

Risotto

POTATOES:

Potato Salad – this is my old-fashioned potato salad I’ve been making for more than 30 years. Creamy mayo, crispy bacon – it’s been one of my most popular recipes for years. Readers call it “amazing”.

Air Fryer Baked Potatoes

Grilled Foil Potatoes  cooked completely on the barbecue.

BREAD:

Cheesy Garlic Breadsticks

Easy Focaccia Bread (from pizza dough)

More delicious side dishes with grilled shrimp:

• Grilled corn or zucchini
• Sliced grilled bread brushed with garlic butter sauce
• Jasmine rice, plain white rice or cauliflower rice
• Sweet potatoes
• Quinoa or couscous
• Fresh asparagus cooked to crisp-tender

Enjoy!