Shrimp Tacos with Avocado, Grapefruit, and Creamy Cilantro Sauce

Shrimp Tacos with Avocado, Grapefruit, and Creamy Cilantro Sauce

  Ready in : 30 mins
  Preparation time : 20 mins
  Cooking time: 5 mins

Forget going out to eat or ordering takeout every time you crave Mexican food. Try making Shrimp Tacos with Avocado, Grapefruit, and Creamy Cilantro Sauce at home. For $1.6 per serving, this recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. Watching your figure? This gluten free and pescatarian recipe has 207 calories, 9g of protein, and 11g of fat per serving. If you have salt & pepper, lime juice, tomato, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 30 minutes. It is brought to you by spoonacular user maplewoodroad. It works well as a rather inexpensive hor d'oeuvre. Similar recipes include Chicken and Avocado Tacos with Creamy Cilantro Sauce, Spicy Shrimp Tacos with Avocado Salsa & Sour Cream Cilantro Sauce, and Spicy Shrimp Tacos with Avocado Salsa & Sour Cream Cilantro Sauce.

Ingredients

shrimp

shrimp

18 medium

splash of hot sauce

splash of hot sauce

6 servings

chili powder

chili powder

0.25 tsp

salt & pepper

salt & pepper

6 servings

olive oil

olive oil

1 Tbsp

tomato

tomato

1 medium

segents from pink

segents from pink

6 servings

avocado

avocado

1

lime juice

lime juice

1 Tbsp

cilantro

cilantro

0.25 c

salt

salt

0.25 tsp

cream

cream

0.5 c

tacos

tacos

1 serving

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    Mix chili, hot sauce, salt, & pepper together.  Toss with shrimp and let marinate 10 minutes.

    hot sauce

    hot sauce

    pepper

    pepper

    shrimp

    shrimp

    chili pepper

    chili pepper

    salt

    salt

  2. 2
    Heat olive oil over medium-high heat in Lodge cast iron pan and cook shrimp until pink and curled, about 5 minutes.  Set aside.

    olive oil

    olive oil

    shrimp

    shrimp

    frying pan
    frying pan
  3. 3
    Combine all salsa ingredients in a bowl, stir, and set aside.

    salsa

    salsa

    bowl
    bowl
  4. 4
    Stir together sour cream and cilantro in a bowl, and set aside.

    sour cream

    sour cream

    cilantro

    cilantro

    bowl
    bowl
  5. 5
    Assemble taco or tortilla by first putting in the salsa, add 3 shrimp to each, top with sour cream-cilantro sauce, and then add a generous squeeze of lime juice over the top.

    lime juice

    lime juice

    sour cream

    sour cream

    cilantro

    cilantro

    tortilla

    tortilla

    shrimp

    shrimp

    salsa

    salsa