These are the absolute best shrimp tacos ever. They're piled high with tender, flavorful shrimp and a simply delicious taco slaw then drizzled with cilantro lime pickled jalapeño sauce and finished with all the tasty toppings. It's a healthy dinner ready in just 30 minutes! These tasty shrimp tacos with creamy slaw are seriously next-level delicious. We've got perfectly seasoned shrimp that are juicy, tender, and totally snackable all by themselves.
Ingredients
Shrimp Taco Sauce
½ cup finely minced cilantro
½ cup sour cream
¼ cup mayonnaise
¼ cup pickled jalapeños
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 green onion
1 large garlic clove
1 pinch sea salt
Shrimp Tacos1 ½ lb peeled shrimp
1 ½ tablespoons taco seasoning
1 tablespoon cooking oil
½ teaspoon sea salt
Other Ingredients
2 cups shredded cabbage
12 4-inch corn or flour tortillas
diced avocados, cojita or feta cheese, minced red onion, pickled jalapeños, for serving
Method* Add the shrimp taco sauce ingredients to your food processor and blend on high until mostly smooth.
* Mix the shrimp with taco seasoning, oil, and salt. Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp and let them cook for 2 minutes. Flip them over and let them cook for one minute more.
* Mix ¼ cup of the shrimp taco sauce with shredded cabbage to make the slaw.
* Assemble the tacos by piling the slaw on top of warm tortillas then topping with the shrimp and any or all of the optional toppings.