Description
Spicy shrimp tacos with a bold chili marinade, crisp cabbage slaw, and a smooth avocado crema finished with fresh lime.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 tsp dark chili powder
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- Juice of 1 lime
- 3 tbsp avocado oil
- 1 medium avocado
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro
- 1 jalapeño, seeded
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 limes, juiced
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 3 tbsp avocado oil
- 3 tbsp water
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 cup shredded green cabbage
- 1 cup shredded purple cabbage
- 8 small tortillas
Instructions
- Whisk marinade ingredients and coat shrimp evenly, then marinate up to 30 minutes.
- Blend avocado crema ingredients until smooth and set aside.
- Toss shredded cabbage with a few spoonfuls of crema.
- Cook shrimp in a hot skillet, flipping once, until opaque and lightly charred.
- Assemble tacos with slaw, shrimp, crema, cilantro, and lime.
Notes
- Do not marinate shrimp longer than 30 minutes.
- Cook shrimp in a single layer for even searing.
- Adjust crema thickness with water as needed.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: Mexican-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tacos
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 165mg