Orzo with Feta, Basil, and Shrimp

Name: Orzo with Feta, Basil, and Shrimp
Yield: Serves 6–8
Ingredients: ½ cup (½ oz/15 g) packed fresh basil leaves, snipped into small pieces, plus 4–6 whole leaves; ¼ lb (125 g) feta cheese, crumbled; 3 cups (21 oz/655 g) orzo; ¼ tsp red pepper flakes; Sea salt; ¼ cup (2 fl oz/60 ml) plus 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; ½ tsp sweet Spanish paprika; 1 lb (500 g) medium shrimp, peeled and deveined

Preparation info

Serves
6–8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cheese Obsession

By Georgeanne Brennan

Published 2013

About

In Mediterranean cuisine, feta cheese is often paired with shrimp, the creamy, salty flavors marrying lusciously. Here, I add the crumbled feta at the end of the cooking so it soaks up the warm juices from the sautéed shrimp. This dish makes a satisfying light meal or summer salad.

Ingredients

1 lb (500 g) medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
¼ cup (2

Main course
Summer
Pasta
Mediterranean

Method

In a bowl, combine the shrimp, ¼ cup olive oil, paprika, red pepper flakes, and ½ teaspoon salt and mix well. Cover and set aside, 1–2 hours.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high hea