Grilled Shrimp with Lemon-Dill Butter and Orzo Salad
- Level: Intermediate
- Total: 1 hr 35 min
- Prep: 30 min
- Inactive: 1 hr
- Cook: 5 min
- Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients
Lemon Dill Butter:
2 cups lemon juice
3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill
2 sticks unsalted butter, slightly softened
Salt
Fresh dill
Orzo Salad:
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 black 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
Shrimp:
40 jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
Olive oil
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Directions
Special equipment:
8 medium wooden skewers, soaked in waterLemon Dill Butter:
- 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.
Orzo Salad:
- 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.
Shrimp:
- 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.
