Skewered Garlic Butter Shrimp

Description
This deluxe skewer meal is made with authentic shrimp and herbs, enriched with lemon juice, and topped with guacamole for a monumental dish. Italian parsley rarely replaces the regular parsley and works for this, too.

For the seafood base

 * 5 pounds large or jumbo size shrimp, peeled and deveined
 * ¾ cup butter or margarine
 * ¾ cup olive or avocado oil
 * 6 garlic cloves, minced
 * 5 tbsp. fresh parsley, minced
 * 4 tbsp. fresh lime or lemon juice

Guacamole

 * 6 ripe medium California avocados, seeded and peeled
 * 3 tbsp. fresh lime or lemon juice
 * 1 medium tomato, diced
 * ¼ cup onion, chopped, red, white, or yellow only
 * 1 tbsp. seasoned salt
 * 2 tbsp. garlic powder

For the seafood base

 * 1) Thread 4 shrimp close together on each thin wooden skewer. Melt butter in a pan.
 * 2) Add oil, garlic and parsley; heat just until bubbling, then remove sauce from heat. Place skewered shrimp on a rack in a pan; brush generously with garlic sauce.
 * 3) Broil shrimp 4 inches from heat until they turn bright pink, about 4 minutes. Baste more than once with garlic sauce.
 * 4) Turn and broil on the other side about 3 minutes or until shrimp feel firm when pinched; baste once. (Or place skewers on a greased grill about 6 inches from hot coals. Cook and baste as directed for broiled shrimp.)
 * 5) Place each skewer on a new, serving plate and lightly sprinkle with lemon juice. Serve with guacamole.

Guacamole preparation

 * 1) Coarsely mash avocado, leaving some chunks.
 * 2) Add remaining Ingredients and mix to blend.