Recipe for Grilled Shrimp with Lemon-Dill Butter and Orzo Salad 
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Yield:
8
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
LEMON DILL BUTTER ----------------
2 cup lemon juice
3 tbl finely-chopped fresh dill
2 stk unsalted butter slightly softened
Salt to taste
----------------- ORZO SALAD ----------------
1 tsp grated lemon zest
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup olive oil
1 tbl finely-chopped fresh dill
2 x garlic cloves finely chopped
Salt to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
1 lb orzo pasta cooked al dente,
and drained
6 oz feta cheese crumbled
1 lrg yellow pepper finely diced
1 lrg red pepper finely diced
1/2 cup kalamata olives pitted, quartered
2 x scallions finely sliced
1 tbl finely-chopped fresh oregano
----------------- SHRIMP ----------------
40 x jumbo shrimp peeled, deveined
Olive oil as needed
Salt to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
8 med wooden skewers soaked in water
Instructions:
Instructions: Lemon Dill Butter: Place lemon juice in a small non-reactive saucepan and reduce to 3 tablespoons. Place the butter in a medium bowl, add the lemon syrup and dill, then season with salt and pepper to taste. Mix well and scrape into a ramekin. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

Orzo Salad: Whisk together the zest, juice, oil, dill, and garlic, then season with salt and pepper to taste. Mix the pasta, cheese, peppers, olives, and scallions together in a bowl. Pour the vinaigrette over and mix to combine. Add the oregano and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Shrimp: Preheat grill to high. Toss the shrimp in some olive oil and season with salt and pepper to taste. Thread 5 shrimp on a skewer, bending the shrimp so that the skewer passes through it twice. Grill, turning once for 4 to 5 minutes. Remove the shrimp from the grill to a large platter and brush generously with Lemon-Dill Butter. Garnish with fresh dill.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

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