Grilled Jerk Shrimp Orzo Salad Recipe

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Our taste panel went ga-ga over the heat, seasonings and appearance of this colorful main-dish salad. Try it! —Eileen Budnyk, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

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Grilled Jerk Shrimp Orzo Salad Recipe
  • Prep: 25 min. Grill: 25 min.
  • Yield: 2 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1 large ear sweet corn in husk
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1/3 cup uncooked whole wheat orzo pasta
  • 6 fresh asparagus spears, trimmed
  • 1/2 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1 tablespoon Caribbean jerk seasoning
  • 1 small sweet red pepper, chopped
  • DRESSING:
  • 2 tablespoons white vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Directions

  • Carefully peel back corn husk to within 1 in. of bottom; remove silk. Brush corn with oil. Rewrap corn in husk and secure with kitchen string. Grill corn, covered, over medium heat for 25-30 minutes or until tender, turning often.
  • Meanwhile, cook orzo according to package directions. Drain and rinse in cold water; set aside.
  • Thread asparagus spears onto two parallel metal or soaked wooden skewers. Rub shrimp with jerk seasoning; thread onto two skewers. Grill asparagus and shrimp, covered, over medium heat for 5-8 minutes or until asparagus is crisp-tender and shrimp turn pink, turning once.
  • Cut corn from cob; place in a large bowl. Cut asparagus into 1-in. pieces; add to bowl. Add the shrimp, orzo and pepper. In a small bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients. Pour over salad; toss to coat. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Facts 2 cups equals 352 calories, 12 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 138 mg cholesterol, 719 mg sodium, 38 g carbohydrate, 8 g fiber, 26 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 starch, 1 vegetable, 1 fat.

Originally published as Grilled Jerk Shrimp Orzo Salad in Healthy Cooking August/September 2010, p64

Light-Bodied White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a light-bodied white wine such as Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio.

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Reviewed on Sep. 12, 2011 by hannahjw88

I love this dish! I double it every time deliberately to have leftovers. I freeze them in single-size portions and it reheats well. My spin on the recipe:

Double everything, but triple the sauce. I only add double amount of vinegar, though, to cut down on the sharpness it adds.

I add one purple onion, thinly sliced, and saute' it lightly with the red onion before mixing with the rest.

Delicious recipe!


Reviewed on Aug. 10, 2011 by T-DePew

This was AMAZING. The only thing I'm going to change next time is to make the sweet corn inside and stir fry the asparagus inside, as we have a very small grill.


Reviewed on Aug. 05, 2011 by CherylAH

Very nice.

I made my version of 'jerk', substitued arbosio rice.

This is definitely in my repetoir now.


Reviewed on Aug. 05, 2011 by conniepage

This salad was fantastic. Even tho I modified it. I used Creole seasoning instead of the Jerk seasoning.. because thats what I had at home.I also pan roasted the corn and asparagus and pan roasted the shrimp, as it was too hot outside to grill. I made a simpler dressing of olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper (I did make the other and found it too diluted with the water and vinegar... (no need to have both vinegar and lime/lemon juice in the same recipe IMHO). All in all, it was met by rave reviews and i will most definitely make this again. I also used tomato instead of red pepper because we don't like em.


Reviewed on Jun. 19, 2011 by ChiTownCookin

Incredible! We loved this recipe and made no changes except doubled it as it only serves 2. It was delicious. The jerk seasoning I used was a recipe from Cooking Light for the jerk corn on the cob. Try it...you'll love it!!


Reviewed on Mar. 24, 2011 by jbg

Excellent flavor! This recipe reminds me of eating out on the porch. We substitute chicken and double the amount of orzo. This is a keeper!


Reviewed on Mar. 13, 2011 by dezzie0807

I doubled the dressing to add more flavor. Was very good. I give it a "B"


Reviewed on Feb. 02, 2011 by Jittery Rabbit

While it was alot of work, it was awesome. Had to substitute the asparagus due to allergy. There were NO LEFTOVERS on this one and fights over who got to eat seconds.


Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2011 by Webswife

This recipe tased great! It was too cold to grill outside, so I did everything inside in a skillet. It still turned out. Personally, we did need a little more dressing, so I did make a double portion of that (I know, not as healthy). No corn on the cob here now, so I used frozen corn.

I will definitely make this again!

KLW


Reviewed on Jan. 20, 2011 by ShellyJefferson

A few modifications: roasted frozen corn (1 cup) and fresh asparagus (25 spears cut into 1-inch pieces) in oven at 400 degrees for 15 minutes instead of grille. 1 cup orzo, 1 pound shrimp, 2 peppers. Used 1 tsp jerk seasoning as it was a bit too spicy the first time. Broiled shrimp in toaster oven instead of grille. Also, we doubled the dressing since increased other ingredients - needed to increase qty. This served about 4 adults, and prep/cook time about 25-30 minutes total using oven instead of grille.

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