Description
Delightful spicy shrimp tacos topped with a refreshing cilantro lime slaw, perfect for a quick dinner or casual gathering.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lb jumbo shrimp
- 16 corn tortillas
- 2 cups green cabbage, shredded
- 2 cups purple cabbage, shredded
- 2 avocados
- Lime juice to taste
- Avocado oil for cooking
- Spices: garlic powder, smoked paprika, cumin, ancho chili powder
- Honey, salt, and pepper for slaw
Instructions
- Prepare the cilantro lime slaw by mixing shredded green and purple cabbages, lime juice, honey, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
- Make the avocado crema by blending avocados, garlic, cilantro, spices, and lime juice in a food processor until smooth.
- Season the shrimp with the spices and sear them in a non-stick skillet with avocado oil until cooked through.
- Heat the corn tortillas on another skillet until warm and pliable.
- Assemble the tacos by spreading avocado crema on tortillas and topping with slaw and shrimp.
Notes
Serve tacos on a platter and provide lime wedges for extra zest. Store leftovers separately in airtight containers.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Searing
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 taco
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 37g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 200mg