Grilled Shrimp and Bread Salad

Grilled shrimp and a host of summertime veggies get gussied up in our savory bread salad.

Serves: 4 Save

Ingredients (14)

  • 4 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 4 tablespoon olive oil, plus additional for brushing
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh oregano
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
  • Coarsely ground black pepper
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes, cut into halves
  • 1/2 English cucumber, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 2 (8-inch) pita loaves
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, cut into wide strips
  • 3 ounce feta cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 6 (8-inch) bamboo skewers, soaked in water 15 minutes

Directions

  1. Prepare grill.
  2. Whisk together lemon juice, oil, oregano, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper in a bowl. Pour half the dressing into a second bowl.
  3. Add tomatoes, cucumber and onion to dressing in one bowl.
  4. Add shrimp to dressing in second bowl. Stir until well coated; marinate at room temperature 10 minutes.
  5. Lightly brush pitas and bell pepper on both sides with oil and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Grill pitas until browned and slightly crisp, about 2 minutes on each side, then transfer to a rack to cool (pitas will continue to crisp as they cool). Grill bell pepper until just softened, about 11/2 minutes on each side.
  6. Thread shrimp on skewers without crowding. Grill until just cooked, about 2 minutes on each side.
  7. Break pitas into bite-size pieces. Remove shrimp from skewers and gently stir into tomato mixture with pitas, bell pepper and feta.