Thursday, February 26, 2009

CEIMB: Shrimp with Feta and Tomatoes


The week's recipe of Shrimp with Feta and Tomatoes was chosen by Pamela of Cookies with Boys. This was one of the recipes I was eyeing a few weeks back when it was my turn to choose the sacred recipe of the week. While it sounded good, I just couldn't decide how I felt about shrimp and feta together. I love them each separately...but together???? I really was not sure. Well let me tell you that shrimp and feta are FABULOUS together! I absolutely loved this recipe and it was so so easy to whip together on a week night. I stopped off at Publix on the way home to grab some shrimp and feta and I was good to go.

As to the actual recipe, I only used one can of tomatoes instead of the two cans called for. In place of the other can of tomatoes I used about 1.5-2 Tablespoons of tomato paste, 3/4 to a cup of white wine and then just a splash of water to ensure that there was enough sauce. Also, I used dried dill and parsley instead of fresh herbs. I reduced the amount of herbs, but really though the dried herbs along with the tomato paste gave the dish a really deep flavor. I was torn over whether to serve the shrimp over pasta or crusty bread. I decided on making a little bit of both and they were both great!! I liked the linguine because it added substance to the dish. The buttery crusty bread was great for soaking up all the tomato sauce and feta!

Thanks Pamela for picking a fabulous recipe this week! This is definitely something I will make again and again!!

8 comments:

  1. Ooooh -- yours looks great, Jen! You are such a natural kitchen improvisor. I also loved this one, although I didn't get to eat nearly as much of it as I had planned. I am going to try again in a few days. Yours looks beautiful!

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  2. I appreciate your hesitation regarding shrimp and feta. I once heard a chef comment about not being able to wrap himself around the idea of shrimp and cheese. But it works out great in some cases - like this one.

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  3. Yours looks great. This dish was meant for some pasta, I served mine with some orzo.
    Sara/Imafoodblog

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  4. Yours looks so delicious! I wanted some crusty bread with mine too...bad!! It looks great over pasta....mmm. And you are right, this was definitely easy enough for a weeknight!

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  5. Thanks for cooking with me this week! I'm glad you enjoyed the recipe, because we sure did. I think your subs sound good. There was a bit of liquid and think the tomato paste might help even things out. And you can't go wrong with a bit of extra wine!

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  6. Jennifer your food looks great. I love the green beans with it too. Wish I could eat that shrimp!

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  7. Love the additions. We enjoyed the dish too.

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