Windows on the World Broiled Shrimp with Feta Cheese
Submitted by Peter Haight on 10 July 2007 - 11:17pm.
One of the many losses to New York City and the world on 9-11 was a great restaurant called Windows of the World on the 107th floor of number one World Trade Center. At lunch time it was a club not open to the public for business and primarily financial execs like myself. One of my favorite dishes (opinion shared by many) was a broiled shrimp dish with black olives and feta cheese (faux Greek) which could be ordered as a starter or a main course. With the loss of the restaurant I experimented to recreate this easy to make dish. Other spices and herbs could be added but its just fine as described below.
Ready
- 1 Lb large pealed shrimp
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- ½ cup chopped yellow onion
- ⅔ cup crumbled feta cheese
- ½ cup small black greek olives, pitted and cut in half
- 1 Roma tomato
- ½ lime
- Salt and pepper to taste
Set
- Use a shallow baking dish large enough to place shrimp in one layer
- Frying pan
Go
- Brush one Tablespoon olive oil on shallow baking dish
- Place shrimp in dish.
- In a frying pan, saute onion until translucent. Sprinkle over shrimp when ready.
- Add Greek olives.
- Sprinkle Feta cheese over the shrimp, onions and olives.
- Slice Roma tomato as thin as possible and lay slices over the feta cheese.
- Add salt, fresh ground pepper and remaining olive oil.
- Sprinkle lime juice over everything.
- Place in 350°F preheated oven for about three (3) minutes to heat the bottom of baking dish.
- Switch off oven and turn on broiler. Cook for 2-3 minutes longer.
- Serve with rice and a good white wine.
This is great appetizer! Don’t forget some good artisan bread to enjoy all that’s left after the shrimp is gone.