Thai Fusion Shrimp & Orzo Salad
Switch up your salad routine with this flavour packed pasta salad! VH Sweet Thai Chili Sauce is the pantry staple that will mix up your favourite meals.
Recipe - Trinity Hill
Thai Fusion Shrimp & Orzo Salad
Prep Time15 Minutes
Servings4
Cook Time10 Minutes
Ingredients
1 lb. (500 g) jumbo or large shrimp (about 16), peeled and deveined
2/3 cup (155 mL) VH® Sweet Thai Chili Sauce
PAM® Spray
1-1/2 cups (192 g) orzo shaped pasta
2 cups (256 g) chopped tomatoes
2/3 cup (85 g) crumbled Feta cheese
1/2 tsp (2 g) freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup (32 g) chopped fresh parsley
Directions
- Place shrimp in large shallow dish. Pour 1/2 cup (125 mL) of VH® Sweet Thai Chili Sauce over shrimp, turning so that all shrimp are well coated. Cover and marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- Reserving sauce from dish, thread shrimp onto 4 skewers.
- Spray grill with PAM® Spray; heat to medium-high heat. Grill skewers, basting with reserved sauce during first 5 minutes only, until shrimp are opaque, approximately 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in large pot of lightly salted boiling water, cook pasta for 10 minutes. Reserving 1/2 cup (125 mL) of cooking water, drain pasta. Transfer to heated bowl. Immediately stir in tomatoes, feta cheese, remaining VH® Sweet Thai Chili Sauce and 2 tbsp. (16 g) of parsley. Stir in reserved cooking water to moisten if necessary.
- Remove shrimp from skewers. Arrange on top of orzo. Sprinkle with remaining chopped fresh parsley.
15 minutes
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
4
Servings
Shop Ingredients
Makes 4 servings
Western Family - Raw White Large Prawns, 340 Gram
2 for $20
VH - Sweet Thai Chili Dipping Sauce, 341 Millilitre
PAM - Cooking Spray, Original, 170 Gram
Western Family - Pasta, Orzo, 900 Gram
Tomatoes - Roma, Fresh, 90 Gram
Save-On-Foods - Feta Cheese, Cows Milk, 220 Gram
Black Pepper - Ground, Bulk, 100 Gram
Parsley - Fresh, Bunch, 1 Each
Directions
- Place shrimp in large shallow dish. Pour 1/2 cup (125 mL) of VH® Sweet Thai Chili Sauce over shrimp, turning so that all shrimp are well coated. Cover and marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- Reserving sauce from dish, thread shrimp onto 4 skewers.
- Spray grill with PAM® Spray; heat to medium-high heat. Grill skewers, basting with reserved sauce during first 5 minutes only, until shrimp are opaque, approximately 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in large pot of lightly salted boiling water, cook pasta for 10 minutes. Reserving 1/2 cup (125 mL) of cooking water, drain pasta. Transfer to heated bowl. Immediately stir in tomatoes, feta cheese, remaining VH® Sweet Thai Chili Sauce and 2 tbsp. (16 g) of parsley. Stir in reserved cooking water to moisten if necessary.
- Remove shrimp from skewers. Arrange on top of orzo. Sprinkle with remaining chopped fresh parsley.