Shrimp Saganaki

One of my favourite Greek dishes. This is a great and easy idea for a mid-week, quick meal. Shrimps baked under tomato and feta sauce. It is very forgiving and you can experiment with it adding different ingredients and spices like bacon, chilli etc.


Shrimp Saganaki
(serves 2)

-300g shrimps (peeled, tails off, if raw cook them for 2 min until they turn pink)
-olive oil
-3 garlic cloves
-small onion
-can of good quality chopped plum tomatoes (original recipe calls for fresh chopped ones but the can works well for me)
-paprika
-dried oregano
-black pepper
-200g feta
-handful of fresh chopped parsley


Preheat the oven to 180°(350°F).
On a med-low heat preheat 3 tbs of olive oil and add chopped onion. Sweat until translucent, add chopped garlic and fry for a minute. Add tomatos, paprika, oregano and black pepper and simmer for 20-30 min.
In a baking dish arrange the shrimps, cover them with the tomato sauce and crumbled feta and bake for 20 min.
Sprinkle with parsley and olive oil.


Goes well with salads, rice and pastas but my favourite accompaniment is crusty bread which you can dip in the sauce.

Enjoy!