Best Recipe for Grilled Shrimp with Lemon-Dill Butter and Orzo Salad
Ingredients
- 2 cups lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, slightly softened
- Salt
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh dill
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 pound orzo pasta, cooked al dente, drained
- 6 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
- 1 large yellow pepper, finely diced
- 1 large red pepper, finely diced
- 1/2 cup kalamata olives, pitted and quartered
- 2 scallions, finely sliced
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh oregano
- 40 jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
- Olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Special equipment: 8 medium wooden skewers, soaked in water
- Place lemon juice in a small non-reactive saucepan and reduce to 3 tablespoons. Place the butter in a medium bowl, add the lemon syrup and dill, then season with salt and pepper to taste. Mix well and scrape into a ramekin. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Whisk together the zest, juice, oil, dill, and garlic, then season with salt and pepper to taste. Mix the pasta, cheese, peppers, olives, and scallions together in a bowl. Pour the vinaigrette over and mix to combine. Add the oregano and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Preheat grill to high. Toss the shrimp in some olive oil and season with salt and pepper to taste. Thread 5 shrimp on a skewer, bending the shrimp so that the skewer passes through it twice. Grill, turning once for 4 to 5 minutes. Remove the shrimp from the grill to a large platter and brush generously with Lemon-Dill Butter. Garnish with fresh dill.
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