Avgolemono Soup with Shrimp and Orzo
A twist on the classic avgolemono soup with shrimp and orzo pasta instead of chicken and rice. Still lemony, creamy, and delicious!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil additional to serve
- 1 Yellow Onion diced
- 2 stalks Celery diced
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt additional to taste
- 3 cloves Garlic minced or grated; I used 3 Trader Joes's frozen garlic cubes
- 1 Lemon zest and juice; divided
- 1/2 teaspoon White Pepper or black pepper
- 5 cups Chicken Broth
- 2 tablespoon Fresh Dill additional to serve
- 1/2 cup Orzo Pasta uncooked
- 3/4 lb Shrimp raw, peeled, deveined
- 2 Eggs
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a Dutch Oven or large pot over medium heat. Add the diced onion and celery. Cook for 5 minutes until onion is translucent, stirring occasionally. Add 1/2 tsp salt and the garlic. Cook another 2 minutes, stirring often.
- Add the zest of 1 lemon and white pepper and cook for another minute. Pour in the chicken broth, fresh dill, uncooked orzo pasta. Bring to a boil and then lower the heat to medium. Cook for about 15 minutes or until the orzo is cooked. Stir occasionally.
- Once the orzo is cooked, add the shrimp and simmer for about 4 minutes to cook through.
- Meanwhile, beat the eggs in a small bowl. Whisk in the juice of half a lemon to the beaten eggs. Ladle about 1/2 a cup of hot broth from the soup into the eggs and whisk again.
- Pour the egg mixture into the soup and stir constantly to combine in order to not scramble the eggs. Squeeze in the juice of the other half of lemon.
- Divide among bowls to serve. Serve with additional fresh dill, olive oil, and chili crunch as desired.
Notes
Serving Suggestions: I served with a spoonful of Homiah Seaweed Sambal Chili Crunch and Graza finishing oil
The Seaweed Sambal Chili Crunch compliments the shrimp in this recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 308kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 219mg | Sodium: 531mg | Potassium: 691mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 231IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 2mg
