Over the last few years, Mediterranean cuisine has gained popularity for it’s easy-to-follow and extremely healthy dishes. It is fresh, light and tasty, and is known to offer a multitude of health benefits such as reducing the risk of heart disease, certain cancers, diabetes, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases. Mediterranean cooking is a simple cuisine, one whose basic tenet is that food should be served as close to its natural state as possible. It is not a cuisine that requires the mastering of complicated sauces or difficult techniques, in fact many Med cooks tend to roast, fry, grill or boil their foods.
In celebration of all-things related to the Mediterranean Diet, here’s a recipe that utilizes Greek Olive Oil which is used in everyday Mediterranean dishes ranging from Apps to Dinner to Dessert!
Basil Shrimp Summer Salad Recipe
12 medium-size or 9 large-size shrimp (3 ounces)
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon PDO Kalamata Greek extra-virgin olive oil,
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/8 cup chopped fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil
To make basil marinade: Whisk together white wine vinegar, PDO Kalamata Greek extra-virgin olive oil, lemon juice, and basil. Marinate shrimp in a basil marinade for at least 30 minutes or overnight. Grill shrimp until cooked through. Top 2 cups of romaine lettuce with the shrimp and mix well into greens for added flavor.
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When the weather gets very hot a recipe like this one is even more tempting to make. Simple fresh ingredients can make the best dishes for any meal.
We are going to have such a hot weekend here about 90+ and this looks like a nice easy recipe that wont heat up the kitchen. I think I will try it – like the Kalamata olives in it.
I love shrimp & I don’t think I’ve ever tried it in a salad, but I definitely would try this. It would be a great Summertime dinner.
I love shrimps never had them in a salad but
would love to try this looking good
I see croutons in the picture of that great salad. Not in the recipe but I’d certainly add they.
This sounds delicious. We both love shrimp any way we can get them! I like how light it looks but it has a nice amount of protein and it would keep you satisfied.
I had never heard of this recipe until I read your post. I so want to try this one and soon. This kind of recipe is so great for hot weather and boy are we having it. It was 100 degrees here today in the shade. Thanks for sharing this one and have a wonderful weekend.
So classic, so simple fresh and perfect for the hot weather! I like to grill shrimp in the shells.
this sounds soo good. I haven’t had grilled shrimp in years – this is the perfect recipe to try for the holidays.