tomato & olive shrimp

A reassuringly simple, Mediterranean-inspired recipe that is perfect for a weeknight meal when you need dinner on the table fast. Tomato & olive shrimp with capers, white wine & fresh herbs can be served on its own or over pasta or rice.

There’s something satisfying about tumbling a handful of ingredients into a pan & have the results yield such big flavors with such little effort. Not only quick & easy to make, this recipe is wholesome & light in calories & carbs for those of us on the eternal diet merry-go-round.

Fresh herbs, lemons, chili, capers, sweet cherry tomatoes, wine & of course the obligatory onion & garlic, a smattering of olives – all fairly standard ingredients of many Mediterranean recipes. Feel free to add to hot pasta or have some bread to drag through the flavorsome sauce but it’s good just as-is served with a simple green leaf salad. Or for the lazy souls among us, perhaps just grab a fork & dig in!

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Tomato & Olive Shrimp

It’s no secret Mediterranean food is touted as being healthy. It can also be very easy to make – like this recipe & it comes together in under 30 minutes. Wholesome, quick & easy makes tomato & olive shrimp perfect for a throw-together weeknight meal. 

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time15 mins

Total Time25 mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Mediterranean

Servings: 3

Author: Lovoni

Ingredients

• 20 to 24 large, raw shrimp (prawns) (we used very large tiger shrimp)
• pinch of salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup diced white onion
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 6 oz cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1/4 cup pitted kalamata olives, halved or quarted
• 2 tablespoons capers, drained & roughly chopped
• 1/4 cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons roughly chopped flat leaf parsley
• 3 tablespoons roughly chopped basil leaves (plus extra for garnish)

Instructions

• Sprinkle shrimp with salt & pepper. Heat half the olive oil in a large, non-stick pan over medium-high heat. Cook shrimp for 2 to 3 minutes until they change color; remove from pan & set aside.  
• Add the remaining oil to the same pan over medium-high. Add the onion & garlic & cook, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes or until the onion softens. 
• Add the wine & simmer, scraping any bits off the bottom of the pan. Reduce the wine by half – about 1 minute.  
• Add the tomatoes & cook for 5 minutes, or until the tomatoes are starting to soften. Add olives, capers & broth. Simmer, uncovered, until the broth has reduced by about half. 
• Add lemon juice, parsley, basil & shrimp to pan & stir to combine & shrimp are hot & just cooked. Scatter each serving with basil leaves for garnish. 

If you love shrimp – check out these other amazing shrimp recipes: Spicy Pickled Shrimp, Brown Butter & Thai Basil Garlic Shrimp & Spicy Creole Shrimp Tacos.