FETA AND SHRIMP

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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.

Provided by PetsRus

Categories     Cheese

Time 40m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

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

Steps:

  • 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 367.1, Fat 18.4, SaturatedFat 8.2, Cholesterol 371.4, Sodium 1016, Carbohydrate 6.2, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 4.2, Protein 43

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