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This Marinated Shrimp Meze is a ridiculously easy recipe. Large shrimps boiled and then marinated in lemon juice and zest, herbs, and olive oil.

Marinated Shrimp Meze

Written by Published on Updated on October 22, 2025 in Appetizers, Mezes

Hello,

Okay, let’s talk Marinated Shrimp Meze. You know those lazy summer days when you’re sitting by the sea at a Greek seafood taverna? The table is covered with tiny plates of olives, fried calamari, ouzo glasses, and wine glasses. I’m more of a white wine fan.  The waiter is coming towards your table with a huge serving platter filled with Mezedes. Well, my foodie friends, this is your chance to bring that taverna vibe straight into your kitchen.

About two years ago, my husband, my brother, and I took a little foodie adventure to a seafood taverna in Athens.  This fish tavern is not smack in the city center but tucked away in a beautiful area of Vouliagmeni. (Google it)  I’m not crazy about their main courses, but the mezedes are to die for, and especially this Marinated Shrimp Meze. Their version has ingredients like garlic, a sprinkle of chili flakes, but I had to try it because I love shrimp.

This version is inspired by that taverna’s recipe, but with a few of my little twists. I added a generous sprinkle of finely chopped dill and parsley because honestly, what’s a Greek summer without fresh herbs? They give the shrimp such a bright, zesty pop of flavor. One more delicious ingredient was the ginger powder, WOW!!  So good

This recipe is ridiculously simple, and the payoff? Flavor bombs that explode with every bite. Juicy shrimp meet zesty lemon, honey mustard, earthy herbs, and that dreamy olive oil. Perfect for your next meze spread.  And let’s be honest, the hardest part about this recipe is trying not to eat them straight out of the bowl before serving.  Believe it or not, this is how I enjoyed my Marinated Shrimp Meze. I was watching an episode of “The Gourmet Detective” on YouTube. hahahahhah

So go ahead and grab your favorite crusty bread because trust me, I enjoyed mine with pita bread, you’ll want to mop up every last drop of that marinade.

Have a lovely morning/afternoon/evening! 🙂

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This Marinated Shrimp Meze is a ridiculously easy recipe. Large shrimps boiled and then marinated in lemon juice and zest, herbs, and olive oil.

Marinated Shrimp Meze

Juicy shrimp marinated in olive oil, lemon, honey mustard, fresh dill, and parsley—this refreshing meze is summer on a plate.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Greek
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 12 shrimps Frozen or fresh shrimps, peeled and deveined.
  • 1 ½ tbsp honey mustard Dijon
  • 30 grams olive oil
  • 25 grams lemon juice & zest
  • ¼ tsp ginger powder
  • ¾ tbsp dill
  • ½ tbsp parsley
  • garlic optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 190℃.
  • Line your baking pan with parchment paper.
  • In a bowl, toss all the ingredients together.
  • Toss in the shrimp and give them a gentle mix. Make sure the shrimps are coated.
  • Lay the shrimp in a neat little line on the parchment and pop them in the oven. Cook until they turn a light golden brown color.
  • These marinated shrimps can be served hot or cold and with pita bread.
Keyword appetizers, Easy, Seafood, summer

KALI SAS OREXI!! 🙂

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Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece.My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural.In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it.Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits.So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes.Sophie

2 Comments

  1. Dorothy's New Vintage Kitchen
    July 14, 2025 at 4:25 pm  ·  Reply

    Looks like high summer!

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