Good Dinner Mrs. Mellen

Grilled Mediterranean Shrimp  I love easy dinners that taste so good. Grilling makes summer meals quick, easy and delicious. Marinate the shrimp ahead infusing the flavors transports me back to visits to the Mediterranean sea. The secret to all the meals that I love to make is fresh produce and herbs. An easy touch yet so important to creating flavor and texture in food. Ingredients 2 pounds large shrimp, peeled and cleaned 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved juice of one lemon 2 tablespoon olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon fresh basil, thinly chopped 1 teaspoon sea salt 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper 1 tablespoon capers Directions Place shrimp and tomatoes in medium bowl. In a small bowl combine remaining ingredients. Pour over shrimp and tomatoes. Refrigerate for 8 hours or over night. Heat grill to high. Drain shrimp and tomatoes, reserving the marinate. Place shrimp and tomatoes in a pan designed to use on an outdoor grill. Gril...

Swordfish is a mild white fish that is easily prepared, delicious when seasoned with all different flavors. I like to try different styles of preparing swordfish but one of my favorite is to just pan sear with great spices, lemon, capers, olives and tomatoes reminding me of dinning over looking the blue Mediterranean sea! Pan Seared Mediterranean Swordfish Ingredients: two 1-inch-thick swordfish steaks, each about 6 ounces 2 tablespoon olive oil 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon drained capers, chopped 1 tablespoon water 1/4 cup sliced Kalamata olives 1/2 cup sliced cherry tomatoes 4 thin lemon slices Preparation: Pat swordfish dry and season with salt and pepper. In a heavy skillet heat butter and oil over moderately high heat until foam subsides and sauté garlic with crushed red pepper, stirring, 1 minute. Push shallots to side of skillet. Add swordfish and sauté until golden, about 3 minutes. Turn fish ov...