Mediterranean Shrimp & White Beans

Name: Mediterranean Shrimp & White Beans
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined; 2 cans cannellini beans (drained and rinsed); 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved; 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced; 1 small shallot, finely diced; 1/2 cup dry white wine; 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil (the best you have); 1 lemon, zest and juice; 1 tsp fennel seed (optional); 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes; 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped; to taste sea salt and black pepper

Serves 4
30 min

A weeknight dish that doesn't act like one. Shrimp, white beans, lemon, and good olive oil — quiet ingredients, given the right pace.

Ingredients

1 lblarge shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 canscannellini beans drained and rinsed
1 pintcherry tomatoes, halved
4 clovesgarlic, thinly sliced
1 smallshallot, finely diced
1/2 cupdry white wine
1/4 cupextra-virgin olive oil the best you have
1lemon, zest and juice
1 tspfennel seed optional
1/4 tspred pepper flakes
2 tbspflat-leaf parsley, chopped
to tastesea salt and black pepper

Steps

01
Pat the shrimp dry. Season with salt, pepper, and lemon zest.
02
Warm olive oil in a skillet over medium-low. Add shallot and garlic. Cook until soft, not browned.
03
Stir in fennel seed and red pepper flakes. Pour in white wine and reduce by half.
04
Add tomatoes and beans. Simmer until the tomatoes slump.
05
Add shrimp. Cook just until opaque.
06
Finish with lemon juice and parsley.

By JORDAN HESS