Feta and Shrimp
"Serve some bread with this appetizer. In a larger dish this can be part of a Mezze meal. Prep time is based on cleaned and deveined shrimp."
photo by chia2160
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 2 cups tomatoes, skinned and chopped
- 2 -3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tablespoon ouzo or 1 tablespoon Pernod (optional)
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 1⁄2 lbs shrimp, cleaned and deveined (raw weight)
- 6 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
- 2 tablespoons capers, drained and chopped
directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and add tomatoes.
- Cook, stirring frequently, until tomatoes soften and give up some of their juice.
- Add crushed garlic, bay leaf, and Ouzo (if using) and cook five minutes more.
- Remove from heat, discard the bay leaf.
- Stir in oregano and salt and pepper to taste.
- Lightly coat four or six individual baking dishes with olive oil, place shrimp in the bottom of each dish, top shrimp with tomato sauce.
- Divide the feta cheese, over the top of each dish, sprinkle with capers.
- (you can also use a single baking dish, 8-10 inches square or diameter).
- Bake for 15-20 minutes until hot and bubbly and shrimp is cooked through, cooking time will vary according to the size of the shrimp, cut into a shrimp to be sure it is cooked through.
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Reviews
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Petrus, if I could give more stars I would! This was wonderful as our appetiser (with the bread) tonight. Russell cooked and used canned, chopped tomatoes, otherwise no changes to a fantasic recipe. -
We had a shrimp boil today with some friends and decided to try your recipe. OMG!!! It was wonderful!! Everyone LOVED it! As it was a spur of the moment thing I used canned tomatoes w/ garlic and onion. Very good! -
I served this as a main meal with salad and Lebanese bread to mop up the juices. The ouzo is an inspired addition. I used a combination of fresh and canned tomatoes, and this worked well. Tnanks PetsRus for a flavorsome Mediterranean dish. -
YUMMY!! This was incredible. I also used canned tomatoes (good quality) and doubled the recipe as a main course with salad and french bread. Loved it! Thanks for the great recipe!! -
I make this recipe a few times a year - it's a great treat, thanks 'Pets R Us'!!! I never seem to have ouzo or capers in the house and it's still tasty - good over pasta, with fresh french bread or with sliced baguette as an appetizer!
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My mom is Dutch and has moved to England in October 2007, after living 15 years in the Netherlands with my English dad. They don’t have any human children and “created” their own family, which means I have to share them with Hannah, she is a 6 years old tortie cat, Abby the dog, she is a 9 year old Beagle, and a one year old black Miniature Pincher named Poppy, I refuse to tell you my age but I am a georgious lilac British Shorthair cat!!
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