Roasted Shrimp and Orzo

Ina Garten

2006, Barefoot Contessa at Home, All Rights Reserved

Show: Barefoot ContessaEpisode: All Aboard

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Total Time:
1 hr 35 min
Prep
20 min
Inactive
1 hr 0 min
Cook
15 min
Yield:
6 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • Kosher salt
  • Good olive oil
  • 3/4 pound orzo pasta (rice-shaped pasta)
  • 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (3 lemons)
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 pounds (16 to 18 count) shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1 cup minced scallions, white and green parts
  • 1 cup chopped fresh dill
  • 1 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 hothouse cucumber, unpeeled, seeded, and medium-diced
  • 1/2 cup small-diced red onion
  • 3/4 pound good feta cheese, large diced

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Fill a large pot with water, add 1 tablespoon of salt and a splash of oil, and bring the water to a boil. Add the orzo and simmer for 9 to 11 minutes, stirring occasionally, until it's cooked al dente. Drain and pour into a large bowl. Whisk together the lemon juice, 1/2 cup olive oil, 2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon of pepper. Pour over the hot pasta and stir well.

Meanwhile, place the shrimp on a sheet pan, drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss to combine and spread out in a single layer. Roast for 5 to 6 minutes, until the shrimp are cooked through. Don't overcook!

Add the shrimp to the orzo and then add the scallions, dill, parsley, cucumber, onion, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper. Toss well. Add the feta and stir carefully. Set aside at room temperature for 1 hour to allow the flavors to blend, or refrigerate overnight. If refrigerated, taste again for seasonings and bring back to room temperature before serving.

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  • on January 21, 2012

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    Delicious! I used zucchini instead of cucumbers and grated dry herbs because its winter and I have no dill... also had no feta cheese so we skipped the cheese. The flavors were really good. (Would have been over the top good if I had some cheese in the house!

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  • on January 10, 2012

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    Instead of using the orzo pasta, I use farfelle (bow shaped pasta and it tasted good. I didn't use any dill because my grocery store ran out. But it was good, tone down on the olive oil cause it could be a little excessive. And buying fresh frozen shrimps was also good too. Roasted shrimp was delicious.

    All in all, it was good.

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  • on January 04, 2012

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    This was great! I love it. Just cut up your dill and parsley fine.

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