Blackened Shrimp Tacos With Avocado Cream Recipes

BLACKENED SHRIMP TACOS WITH SMASHED AVOCADOS AND SLAW

Steps:

• SHRIMP: Combine the smoked paprika, sugar, cumin, garlic, cayenne, salt, thyme, and onion powder in a small bowl. Place the cleaned shrimp in a medium bowl and toss with the prepared seasoning. Allow the shrimp to marinate for roughly 5 minutes if you can. Heat a large pan over medium-high heat. Add the butter and cook the shrimp for roughly 2-4 minutes, flipping as needed to cook evenly on both sides until firm and cooked through. If you don't have a pan large enough, cook in two batches, you don't want the shrimp to steam, but rather sear and blacken.
• MAKE THE SLAW: Place all the ingredients for the slaw (except the cabbage) with ½ teaspoon of salt and start with 3 tablespoons of lime juice into a food processor and blend until smooth. Taste and adjust salt and lime juice to preference. Toss ½ the dressing with the cabbage and adjust with more to taste.
• ASSEMBLE: Add the smashed avocados to a warm tortilla, top with slaw and blackened shrimp. Sprinkle on cotija cheese and serve with lime wedges on the side!

BLACKENED SALMON TACOS WITH CHUNKY MANGO AVOCADO SALSA

Steps:

• Combine mangoes, avocado, orange bell pepper, and jalapeno in a large bowl to make salsa. Add lime juice, cilantro, and salt; mix to combine. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
• Sprinkle seafood rub, chili powder, salt, and black pepper over 1 side of each salmon steak; rub in with your fingers until evenly distributed.
• Coat the bottom of a large skillet with olive oil and heat over medium-high heat. Add salmon skin-side down and cook until skin is crisp, 4 to 5 minutes. Flip salmon and carefully peel off skin. Season top with seafood rub, chili powder, salt and black pepper. Continue cooking until lightly browned on the second side and salmon flakes easily with a fork, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Slice each salmon fillet lengthwise to create 6 pieces.
• Lightly oil another skillet over medium heat. Pan-fry corn tortillas, one at a time, until heated through and pliable, about 30 seconds per side.
• Place 1 piece of salmon on each tortilla. Top with salsa. Squeeze a wedge of lime on top.

BLACKENED SHRIMP TACOS WITH AVOCADO CREAM

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring vinegar and sugar to a boil for 1 minute. Place onions in a bowl; pour vinegar mixture over onions; chill until ready to serve.
• In a blender, puree avocados with sour cream, half of the lime juice and salt to taste; set aside. In a small bowl, combine jicama, cabbage, half of the oil (1 tablespoon), the remaining lime juice (1/2 lime) and a pinch of salt; toss.
• Season shrimp with blackening spice. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large pan to smoking hot, add shrimp; saute until cooked through, about 2-3 minutes.
• To serve, warm tortillas and fill with jicama salad, shrimp, avocado cream, red onions (from vinegar mixture) and 1 sprig of cilantro.

BLACKENED FISH TACOS WITH CREAMY AVOCADO SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine garlic powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, chili powder, cumin, brown sugar, salt, and black pepper in a small bowl. Rub the mixture on both sides of the fish.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Place fish in the hot skillet and cook until the outside has browned and fish is flaky, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Remove from heat and break fillets into pieces.
• Heat tortillas in the same skillet over low heat until warm, about 30 seconds per side.
• Prepare coleslaw: Combine coleslaw mix, cilantro, lime juice, salt, and pepper in a bowl and mix until well combined. Set aside.
• Prepare avocado sauce: Combine avocado, cilantro, water, lime juice, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper in a blender or food chopper; blend until smooth. Stir in jalapenos.
• Evenly distribute the fish into each tortilla, add in some slaw, and top with a heaping spoon of the avocado sauce.

SHRIMP TACOS WITH AVOCADO CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• To make the sauce, pit and peel the avocado. Place in a food processor or blender with the cucumber, sour cream, green onions, dill, Tabasco sauce, lime juice and water. Puree until smooth. Season with salt and red pepper to taste.
• Combine the rub ingredients in a bowl and toss with shrimp to coat.
• In a medium non-stick skillet, melt the butter over medium heat & saute the shrimp and garlic until the shrimp turns pink and is slightly browned.
• Remove from heat and sprinkle with the cilantro. Fold the tacos and serve with lettuce and tomato.