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Grilled Shrimp With Lemon-Dill Butter And Orzo Salad

Recipe By: HOT OFF THE GRILL with Bobby Flay - (Show # HG-1B
Serving Size: 8
Cuisine:
Main Ingredient:
Categories: Shellfish, Seafood, Grilling

-= Ingredients =-
~~ === LEMON DILL BUTTER === ~~
2 cups lemon juice
3 tablespoon finely-chopped fresh dill
2 sticks unsalted butter ; slightly softened
Salt ; to taste
~~ === 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 garlic cloves ; finely chopped
Salt ; to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper ; to taste
1 pound orzo pasta ; cooked al dente,
and drained
6 ounces feta cheese ; crumbled
1 large yellow pepper ; finely diced
1 large red pepper ; finely diced
1/2 cup kalamata olives ; pitted, quartered
2 scallions ; finely sliced
1 tablespoon finely-chopped fresh oregano
~~ === SHRIMP === ~~
40 jumbo shrimp ; peeled, deveined
Olive oil ; as needed
Salt ; to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper ; to taste
8 medium wooden skewers ; soaked in water
Fresh dill ; for garnish

-= Instructions =-
Lemon 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.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Formatted for MC6 04-22-2002 by Joe Comiskey -


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