These healthy shrimp tacos are easy and delicious! Made with sautéed or air fried shrimp served on a warm tortilla with a quick slaw and spicy sauce.
Ingredients
- 24 jumbo peeled and deveined shrimp, about 16 oz
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt, like Tajin or Old Bay
- 8 corn tortillas
- 2 cups green or red cabbage shredded, (buy it pre-shredded to save time)
- 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 small jalapeño, thinly sliced
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoon cilantro chopped, plus more for garnish
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoon Greek yogurt or sour cream
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon sriracha or Louisiana style hot pepper sauce
Directions
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Drizzle shrimp with oil to coat and season shrimp with garlic and seasoning salt.
For the shrimp taco sauce
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Mix mayonnaise, sour cream, lime juice and hot sauce in a small bowl adding a few drops of water if needed to thin it out so you can drizzle; set aside or transfer to a squeeze bottle.
For the Slaw
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To make the slaw combine the cabbage, onion, jalapeño, lime juice and cilantro in a large bowl ; cover and chill.
To Cook The Shrimp
- Preheat the air fryer to 360F. Cook the shrimp 5 to 6 minutes shaking the basket halfway until cooked through in the center. To make it on the skillet, cook on medium-high, 2 to 3 minutes on each side.
- Meanwhile char the tortillas on an open flame or skillet about 30 seconds and set aside.
- To Serve: Place 1/4 cup slaw on each tortilla, top each with 3 shrimp, then drizzle with spicy mayo, and garnish with cilantro.
