Easy Shrimp Tacos with Pineapple Chipotle Sauce
Made with saute shrimp, slaw, avocado, tomato- jalapeño salsa, and topped with a pineapple chipotle sauce. These shrimp tacos are a fast and flavorful weeknight dinner with a sweet and spicy kick.
Servings: 6 tacos
Calories: 210kcal
Ingredients
For the Sauce
- ½ chipotle pepper in adobo sauce
- ½ teaspoon adobo sauce from chipotle peppers
- 2 tablespoons Dole Crushed Pineapple
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon lime juice freshly squeezed
- A pinch of salt
For the Tacos
- 1 pound jumbo shrimp peeled and deveined
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 6 corn tortillas
- 1 cup slaw
- 1 medium tomato cubed
- 1 jalapeño cubed
- ½ an avocado cubed
- 1 tablespoon cilantro roughly chopped
- Juice from 1 ½ lime freshly squeezed
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a food processor, mix chipotle pepper, adobo sauce, pineapple, mayonnaise, 1 teaspoon lime juice and a pinch of salt until well combined. Set aside.
- Season shrimp with paprika, 1 teaspoon lime juice, salt and pepper. Heat oil in a frying pan and cook shrimp for about 3-4 minutes on each side. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In a comal, warm tortillas for about 1-2 minutes on each side, or until soft and pliable.
- Season slaw with 1 teaspoon lime juice, salt and pepper. Set aside.
- Mix together tomato, jalapeño, avocado, cilantro, 1 teaspoon lime juice, salt and pepper to taste.
- To build your tacos, layer slaw, tomato and avocado salsa over the tortilla. Top with shrimp and drizzle over the top with pineapple chipotle sauce.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 191mg | Sodium: 716mg | Potassium: 273mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 376IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 139mg | Iron: 2mg