Once Upon a Chef· by Jennifer Segal★ 5.0 (128)

Shrimp Tacos with Avocado Salsa

Name: Shrimp Tacos with Avocado Salsa
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: mexican
Ingredients: 1 small shallot, (roughly chopped); 1 jalapeño pepper, (seeded and roughly chopped (see note)); 2 cloves garlic, (roughly chopped); 1 tomato, (seeded and diced); 1 avocado, (pitted and diced); ¾ teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice, (from 1 lime); ¼ cup fresh cilantro, (coarsely chopped); 1½ tablespoons olive oil; 1½ teaspoons chili powder; ½ teaspoon salt; Scant ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1½ lb large (31 to 35/lb) or extra-large (26 to 30/lb) shrimp, (peeled, de-veined, and tail removed, thawed if frozen (see note)); 8 to 10 (6-in) corn or flour tortillas; 2 cups chopped red cabbage, (for serving); 2 limes, (cut into wedges, for serving); 1 cup sour cream, (for serving)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 30m total

Servings

Calories

27% of a 2,000 cal day

544KCAL

Protein

41g83% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat26g

34%

Saturated8g

40%

Unsaturated18g

—

Total Carbs42g

15%

Fiber10g

35%

Total Sugars7g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch25g

—

Sodium1020mg

44%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Quick and fresh shrimp tacos with avocado salsa, cabbage slaw, and a squeeze of lime. Light, bright, and crowd-pleasing for casual meals.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

1small shallot
1jalapeño pepper — seeded, roughly chopped
2garlic — roughly chopped
1tomato — seeded, diced
1avocado — pitted, diced
¾ tspsalt
1 tbspfresh lime juice — 1
¼ cupfresh cilantro — coarsely chopped
1½ tbspolive oil
1½ tspchili powder
½ tspsalt
⅛ tspcayenne pepper — scant
1½ lblarge shrimp — peeled, deveined, tail removed, thawed if frozen, or extra-large shrimp
8–10corn tortillas — or flour tortillas
2 cupschopped red cabbage
2limes
1 cupsour cream

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Method

30m total

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