Roasted shrimp

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While I'm on the subject of beach food, a revelation to me was Barefoot Contessa's roasted method of shrimp for shrimp cocktail. It is so easy, not messy, doesn't involve steaming cauldrons, and takes a mere 8 minutes. She has a fabulous recipe for homemade cocktail sauce in her latest cookbook as well, but at the beach I just buy Pete's and add lemon juice. Without further ado, the instructions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place shrimp (peeled and deveined if you so desire) in a single layer on a baking sheet. Toss with a little bit of olive oil, kosher salt, and pepper. Roast about 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven. Eat warm or cool.