Chipotle Shrimp Tacos with Avocado Salsa Verde
Chipotle Shrimp Tacos with Avocado Salsa Verde
 
Chipotle Shrimp Tacos with Avocado Salsa Verde
 
To celebrate Cinco De Mayo and Stephen’s 15 month mark on his mission (read about it here), I made these simple and absolutely delicious grilled Chipotle Shrimp Tacos with Avocado Salsa Verde.
If you love shrimp and a little spice, you are absolutely going to fall in love with this dish.
He looks like a native, right?
Chipotle Shrimp Tacos with Avocado Salsa Verde
Nobody believes he is Caucasian and a quarter Japanese.
 

Chipotle Shrimp Tacos with Avocado Salsa Verde

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Author: Si Foster
adapted from Food Network Test Kitchen

Ingredients 

Avocado Salsa:

  • 1 small onion, quartered, or 1/2 sweet onion, 1/2 red onion
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 4 medium tomatillos, (about 8 ouncehusked, rinsed
  • 1 Hass avocado
  • 1/2 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves
  • 1 teaspoons kosher salt
  • juice from one lime or about 2-3 tablespoons lime juice

Shrimp:

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon chipotle or blended chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 pound medium shrimp, about 20, peeled and deveined
  • 12 small yellow or white corn tortillas
  • 2 limes, cut into wedges

Instructions

  • Chop all of the salsa ingredients, season with salt. Juice the lime and pour the juice onto the chopped vegetables, set aside.Heat a stove top or outdoor grill to medium-high. Mix the olive oil, chipotle or chili powder, and salt in a large bowl. Add the shrimp and toss to coat. Grill the shrimp until translucent, about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes on each side. Do not over cook, or the shrimp will become tough.Grill tortillas, until slightly charred and pliable, about 20 seconds per side. (Alternatively, wrap in a damp paper towel and heat in a microwave.) Top each tortilla with about 3 shrimp and some avocado salsa. Serve with a lime wedge on the side.

Notes

-If you don’t have the time, or don’t have a bbq grill, you may saute the shrimp over medium high heat in a frying pan. Lightly grease the pan or use a non stick pan.

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Chipotle Shrimp Tacos with Avocado Salsa Verde