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Shrimp Meze with Ouzo, Capers, and Orange

Quickly seared shrimp finished in an ouzo, orange and caper pan sauce, piled over a raw fennel and tangerine salad with dill. Light, sharp and fragrant with anise.

  • YieldServes 4 to 6
  • Hands-on30 min
  • Total30 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Shrimp

  • 75 mlextra-virgin olive oil, divided: 45 ml for the shrimp and sauce, 30 ml for the salad
  • 450 gmedium shrimp, shell removed, deveined, heads and tails left on
  • 3scallions, trimmed and chopped
  • 3 clovesgarlic, cut into slivers
  • 1fresh chile, seeded and cut into thin ringsoptional
  • 2 tbspcapers, preferably Santorini, rinsed and drained
  • 120 mlouzo
  • 1orange, zest finely grated
  • 2oranges, juiced and strained (about 150 ml)
  • 1 tbsplemon juice, strained
  • to tastesalt and black pepper

Salad

  • 1small fennel bulb, trimmed and shaved paper-thin
  • 2tangerines, peeled and separated into segments
  • 2 tbspfresh dill, snipped
  • 1 pinchcayenne
  • to tastesea salt

Diet

  • Pescatarian
  • Mediterranean

Contains

  • Tree nuts
  • Pistachio
  • Crustacean shellfish
  • Shrimp
  • Olive
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Orange
  • Mandarin
  • Lemon
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Scallion (green onion)
  • Fennel
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Dill
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cardamom
  • Star anise
  • Anise (aniseed)
  • Gums and thickeners
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)
  • Alcohol
  • Capers
  • Mastic (mastiha)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 2

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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