Photo: Chipotle Shrimp Taco with Avocado Salsa Verde Recipe
Ingredients
Avocado Salsa:
- 1 small onion, quartered
- 1 jalapeno, quartered, seeds optional
- 1 garlic clove, smashed
- 4 medium tomatillos, (about 8 ounces) husked, rinsed, and coarsely chopped
- 1/2 Hass avocado, peeled, seeded, and cut into chunks
- 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves, coarsely chopped
Shrimp:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon chipotle or blended chili powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 pound medium shrimp (about 20), peeled and deveined
- 8 corn tortillas
- 8 sprigs cilantro for garnish
- 2 limes, cut into wedges
Directions
Put the onion, jalapeno, and garlic in a food processor and finely chop. Add the tomatillos, avocado, and salt and pulse until chopped but still chunky. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the cilantro.
Heat a stovetop 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.
Grill tortillas, until slightly charred and pliable, about 20 seconds per side. (Alternatively, wrap in a damp paper towel and heat in a microwave.) Spoon sauce on the tortilla, then top with about 2 or 3 shrimp and a sprig of cilantro. Serve 2 tacos per person, with a lime wedge on the side.
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By D1ana
Vacaville, CA
on June 03, 2013
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Delicious! I didn't have tomatillos, so I used some salsa verde from Safeway, which was amazingly delicious, with tomatoes and avocados. I used a new Chipotle Rub I just got at a Pampered Chef party - great! And even using frozen shrimp from Costco - this recipe just couldn't go wrong. I love it!
By jmp0111_9347856
baltimore, MD
on June 01, 2013
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My friend made these for my birthday dinner, following the recipe exactly, and they were fabulous. I made them myself a month later, but I forgot the tomatillos, so I improvised an avocado/tomato/mango salsa instead. I may have liked that even better, with the mango's sweetness against the spicy shrimp. Yumm!
By mkhim0516
on May 21, 2013
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This dish was mmm good! I had to make the following minor adjustments according to what I have at home- 1 I didn't have the chipotle powder but I did have the regular chili powder on hand and used that. 2 I coarsely chopped the other half of avocado and folded it into the salsa verde in the end. 3 Following another user's review, I used a quarter of a red onion. 4 Also I squeezed a wedge of lime into the salsa to give it that acidity it needed. All in all, this recipe was light, healthy, and filling. I think next time I make it, I will add some red cabbage for color and crunch.
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