Garlic Shrimp Orzo with Fresh Herbs
with lemon, shaved almonds & courgette
"Orzo" means barley in Italian, but it's actually a variety of pasta. It gets its name from its shape, similar to that of a grain of barley.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Ingredients
1 piece
Garlic
½ piece
Red onion
5 g
Shaved almonds
(Contains: Amandelnoten, Noten May be present: Gluten, Ei, Gerst, Kamut, Khorasan (tarwe), Mosterd, Haver, Pinda's, Lupine, Noten, Sesamzaad, Spelt, Soja, Rogge, Selderij, Tarwe, Zwaveldioxide en sulfiet)
5 g
Fresh basil, chives & flat leaf parsley
½ piece
Courgette
½ pack
Diced tomatoes with garlic & onion
75 g
Orzo
(Contains: Tarwe, Gluten May be present: Mosterd, Soja)
¼ piece
Lemon
80 g
Shrimp
(Contains: Schaaldieren)
Not included in your delivery
½ teaspoon
Sugar
¼ piece
Low sodium vegetable stock cube
1 tablespoon
Olive oil
to taste
Salt and pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
- Boil plenty of water in a pot or saucepan and cook the orzo for 10 - 12 minutes, then drain and set aside.
- Slice the onion into half rings and crush or mince the garlic.
- Tear the basil and parsley leaves from their stems, then finely chop these, along with the chives.
- Dice the courgette and cut the lemon into wedges.
- Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a wok or deep frying pan over medium-high heat. Fry the courgette for 2 - 3 minutes.
- Add the chopped tomatoes and the sugar, then crumble in the stock cube (see pantry for amount). Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Allow to cook for 5 - 6 minutes over medium-low heat, or until the courgette is done.
- In the meantime, heat a drizzle of olive oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat.
- Fry the garlic and onion for 1 - 2 minutes, then add the shrimp and half each of the shaved almonds and fresh herbs. Season with salt and pepper.
- Mix well and fry for 3 minutes, then transfer to the sauce.
- Stir in the orzo and cook for 1 minute over high heat.
- Squeeze one lemon wedge per person into the sauce. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Serve the orzo on plates. Garnish with the rest of the shaved almonds and fresh herbs.
- Serve the rest of the lemon wedges alongside.
