This simple Mediterranean shrimp recipe comes collectively in minutes in a single skillet with garlic, feta, lemon and contemporary dill. It’s a flavorful dinner that matches completely right into a Mediterranean eating regimen way of life!
There’s a selected form of magic that occurs when a brief record of substances makes an precise scrumptious dinner in below 20 minutes. That is the magic of my new weeknight Mediterranean shrimp recipe!
When you’ve been round for some time, you’ll know that I’m at the moment writing a Mediterranean eating regimen cookbook (my third!), so this fashion of consuming is commonly on my thoughts. This recipe is the right Mediterranean eating regimen dinner concept: all you must do is sauté garlic and shallot, then add the shrimp and feta and let the oven do its factor. Add a squeeze of lemon and contemporary dill and it’s a real chef’s kiss!
Components You’ll Want
This recipe retains the ingredient record centered, and each merchandise earns its place:
- Shrimp: I take advantage of 1½ kilos, deveined, tail on or off. I often like utilizing tail on as a result of it appears to be like the most effective, however tail off is simpler to eat.
- Garlic and shallot: It’s completely price mincing and sautéing these two fragrant greens, and so they take solely 30 seconds to sauté.
- Dried oregano and smoked paprika: These add scrumptious depth to the recipe (the latter is my secret weapon: see my smoked paprika recipes).
- Purple pepper flakes: Elective, however only a pinch offers a pleasant complexity with out being spicy.
- Feta cheese: The cheese softens barely within the oven, much like my baked feta salmon pasta.
- Lemon: This provides a shiny end that ties every thing collectively!
- Recent dill: I like including torn sprigs throughout the highest. I’m obsessive about dill!
How you can Make Mediterranean Shrimp
The approach here’s a fast stovetop-to-oven methodology. What’s good about this methodology is whereas I like to make sauteed shrimp, it does require a little bit of finesse to ensure they arrive out good and never overcooked. The baked methodology can be simpler to cook dinner a bigger quantity of shrimp without delay! Right here’s what to do:
1. Begin your aromatics. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Heat a really massive forged iron skillet over medium warmth, then add the olive oil, minced garlic, and shallot and sauté for 30 seconds.
2. Season the shrimp. Flip off the warmth and add the shrimp to the skillet together with the spices and salt. Stir, then scatter the feta crumbles excessive.
3. Bake. Switch the pan to the oven and bake for 7 to 10 minutes, till the shrimp are pink and opaque. Begin checking early: the dimensions of the shrimp makes the precise timing range.
4. End and serve. Rigorously take away the skillet from the oven. Garnish with lemon juice, lemon zest and contemporary dill and serve instantly.
A Few Suggestions
Don’t skip patting the shrimp dry. Moist shrimp launch steam within the oven and may come out with a rubbery texture.
Use a really massive oven-proof skillet: forged iron is nice when you’ve got it! I’ve a 12-inch forged iron skillet which is proven in these images.
Watch the clock. At 400°F, shrimp are totally cooked in 7 to 10 minutes. Begin checking early: it needs to be opaque with a slight curl, When you see a decent curl the shrimp are overcooked!
Recent dill is non-negotiable. I provides simply the proper herby hit. When you can’t discover contemporary dill, finely chopped contemporary parsley works (and is cheaper).
What to Serve Alongside
To maintain this as a straightforward weeknight dinner concept, I like including an excellent quick aspect dish like orzo or couscous: however there are many choices!
- Orzo or couscous: This orzo recipe or couscous recipe take simply 10 minutes!
- Rice, farro, quinoa or millet: I like lemon rice, farro, seasoned quinoa, or millet.
- A easy inexperienced salad: My Mediterranean salad or easy arugula salad are an ideal pairing.
- Cucumber salad: This cucumber vinegar salad or cucumber feta salad can be enjoyable concepts.
- Pasta: After all, you possibly can add linguine, angel hair pasta, and even quick shapes like penne or gemelli.
Storage and Reheating
This shrimp recipe is finest eaten the day it’s made. Actually, shrimp don’t reheat fairly like different proteins: they’ll get rubbery and be much less interesting on day 2. Nevertheless, leftovers do last as long as 2 days refrigerated.
Each time I make this, I eat all of the shrimp: so I’ve but to have leftovers!
Dietary Notes
This Mediterranean shrimp recipe is pescatarian and gluten-free, and matches the Mediterranean eating regimen. For dairy-free, omit the feta and add a couple of extra pinches salt.
Straightforward Mediterranean Shrimp
This simple Mediterranean shrimp recipe comes collectively in minutes in a single skillet with garlic, feta, lemon and contemporary dill. It’s a flavorful dinner that matches completely right into a Mediterranean eating regimen way of life!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Prepare dinner Time: 10 minutes
- Whole Time: quarter-hour
- Yield: 4 1x
- Class: Dinner, Major Dish
- Methodology: Baked
- Delicacies: Mediterranean, Mediterranean Eating regimen
- Eating regimen: Gluten-Free, Mediterranean Eating regimen, Pescatarian
Components
- 1 1/2 kilos medium to massive shrimp, deveined (tail on or off; I sometimes use 26/30)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 shallot, minced
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- 1 pinch pink pepper flakes (non-compulsory)
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup feta cheese crumbles
- ½ lemon, juice and zest, plus lemon wedges for garnish
- 1 massive handful contemporary dill
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Pat the shrimp dry.
- Preheat a really massive forged iron skillet over medium warmth. Add the olive oil, garlic and shallot and saute for 30 seconds, stirring always, till aromatic. Flip off the warmth, add the shrimp, oregano, smoked paprika, pink pepper flakes (if utilizing), and kosher salt and stir. Prime with crumbled feta cheese.
- Place the pan within the oven and bake till the shrimp are pink and opaque, 7 to 10 minutes.
- Rigorously take away from the oven, spritz with the juice from ½ lemon, and prime with lemon zest and torn contemporary dill. Serve instantly (see under for leftover data).
Notes
- Leftovers: This shrimp recipe is finest eaten the day it’s made. Actually, shrimp don’t reheat fairly like different proteins: they’ll get rubbery and be much less interesting on day 2. Nevertheless, leftovers do last as long as 2 days refrigerated.
- Dairy free: This recipe additionally works with out the feta; merely add a couple of extra pinches salt.
