Shrimp Taco Recipe
Taco Tuesday meets Surf-n-Turf with this easy shrimp taco recipe. A warm, softshell tortilla filled with shrimp, pineapple, and a whole lot of flavor. Yum!
Ingredients
- 2 pounds medium shrimp peeled and deveined, thawed if frozen
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons Lime juice
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1 teaspoon course sea salt
- 1 ½ cups fresh pineapple chunks Pro Tips: You can purchase this at many grocery stores pre-cut (optional)
- 4 shallots thinly sliced
Cilantro Lime Sauce + Slaw:
- 1 ½ cups full fat sour cream (can sub for full fat greek yogurt)
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 cup cilantro chopped, stems removed
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 lime zested + freshly squeezed
- ½ teaspoon course sea salt
- 3 cups coleslaw mix
For serving:
- warmed Tortillas flour or corn
- avocado sliced (optional)
- feta cheese chopped or crumbled
Instructions
PREPARE SHRIMP
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Pat the shrimp dry with a paper towel before transferring them to a large bowl. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil, lime juice, garlic, chili powder, cumin and sea salt. Let shrimp marinate for 30 minutes.
- Arrange in a single layer on one side of the pan your marinated shrimp. To the other half of the pan add pineapple and shallots. Toss with remaining 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil.
- Roast in the oven for about 20 minutes until the shrimp is cooked. Turn your oven to broil and broil for 1 minute, until the pineapple has charred. Remove from the oven and set aside.
TO MAKE CILANTRO LIME SAUCE + SLAW
- To make cilantro lime sauce add all the sauce ingredients to the food processor. Mix until smooth.
- Place the cole slaw in a large bowl. Drizzle ½ of the cilantro lime sauce on top of the cole slaw, then toss until the mixture is evenly combined. Add more if needed. Leave the other half of the Cilantro Lime Sauce to drizzle over your taco.
- To assemble tacos, lay down a layer of slaw in a warmed tortilla, then add a mixture of shrimp, pineapple, shallots and top with avocado, feta cheese, cilantro and drizzle with a little Cilantro Lime Sauce.