Grilled Shrimp with Dill & Tzatziki Sauce

Name: Grilled Shrimp with Dill & Tzatziki Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min

This recipe comes from Monica Puri Bangia's great food blog, Sharing Plate — Your Cooking Coach. She is an incredibly versatile chef who studied at the French Culinary Institute in New York City. Here's what Monica wrote about this recipe: “This is my nod to our delicious trip to Greece this summer. All the flavors I loved and enjoyed are in this delicious dish. Summer is still going and so am I!”

Grilled Shrimp with Dill & Tzatziki Sauce

Prep Time: 10 minutes | Cook Time: 10 minutes | Total Time: 3 hours

Ingredients

1 pound Vital Choice jumbo spot prawns or shrimp, thawed, cleaned and deveined
2 tablespoons Vital Choice organic extra virgin olive oil, divided
¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped
1 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
Zest of one lemon
5 garlic cloves, grated
Salt
½ cup Greek yogurt
¼ cup grated cucumber, excess water squeezed out
Juice of half a lemon

Instructions

Marinate the prawns (or shrimp) with 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1/4 cup dill, oregano, lemon zest, 3 cloves garlic and salt to taste for at least 2 to 3 hours.
Half an hour before grilling, juice the lemon into the shrimp. Skewer the shrimp and grill until just done.
Make Tzatziki Sauce: Mix greek yogurt, cucumber, 2 garlic cloves, lemon juice, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon olive oil and 2 tablespoons dill together. Taste for seasonings and let it sit for half an hour.
Serve shrimp with freshly grilled pita and tzatziki sauce.

Serves: