Buffalo Grilled Shrimp With Blue Cheese Dip and Celery

Ingredients

For blue cheese dip

• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup finely chopped scallion
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped flat leaf parsley
• 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese (2 ounces)
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons milk

For shrimp

• 18 jumbo shrimp, peeled, leaving last shell segment and tail fan attached, then deveined (1 1/2 to 2 pounds)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1/4 cup Frank's red hot sauce
• 1/2 bunch celery, cut into 4-inch sticks

Directions

1. 1

   Make dip: Stir together ingredients, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.

2. 2

   Make shrimp: Prepare grill for direct-heat cooking over medium-hot charcoal (medium heat for gas); see Grilling Procedure . Toss shrimp with oil and 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Oil grill rack, then grill shrimp, covered only if using a gas grill, turning once, until just cooked through, 7 to 8 minutes total. Stir together butter and hot sauce in a large bowl. Add shrimp and toss until coated. Serve shrimp with dip and celery.

3. 3

   Cooks' note: Shrimp can be cooked in an oiled hot 2-burner grill pan over medium heat.