California Shrimp Tacos With Corn Salsa Food

CALIFORNIA SHRIMP TACOS WITH CORN SALSA

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients. In another small bowl, combine the guacamole and salad dressing.
• In a large bowl, toss the shrimp with the chili powder and Cajun seasoning. In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, sauté the shrimp until pink, about 5 minutes.
• Place 2 shrimp in each taco shell. Top with 1/3 cup of the corn salsa and drizzle with 1 tablespoon of the guacamole mixture.

BAJA SHRIMP TACOS WITH JICAMA-CORN SALSA AND RANCH CREMA #RSC

Steps:

• For Salsa: In medium bowl, combine jicama, tomato, corn, jalopeno, 3 tablespoons chives, zest and juice of 1 lemon, salt and pepper. Set aside.
• For Ranch Crema: In small bowl, combine, yogurt, 3 tablespoons chives, 1 tablespoon dry ranch dip mix, zest and juice of 1 lemon. Set aside.
• In small bowl, whisk milk with remaining 2 tablespoons dry ranch dip mix. Place shrimp in mixture and let marinate for 4-5 minutes.
• Spread bread crumbs on plate. Shake off excess milk mixture from shrimp and toss in bread crumbs till coated.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. In 2 seperate batches, brown shrimp till fully cooked and drain on paper towel.
• Heat corn tortillas in the microwave covered in wet paper towel for 20 seconds till warmed through.
• To assemble: Place 4 shrimp on each tortilla and top with heaping spoonful of jicama-corn salsa. Drizzle with ranch crema and enjoy!

SHRIMP TACOS WITH CILANTRO LIME YOGURT AND CORN SALSA

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients for the yogurt in a bowl, cover and chill.
• Combine all marinade ingredients in a zip lock bag, add shrimp and let set for 15-20 minutes at room temperature.
• Combine all ingredients for salsa in a bowl and set aside.
• Remove shrimp from marinade; discard marinade.
• Cook shrimp in a large skillet over med heat 2 minutes per side.
• Remove from heat and cool.
• When shrimp are room temp slice in halve lengthwise and set aside.
• Divide shrimp evely among taco shells.
• Top each with a handful of lettuce, 2 tbls corn salsa and 1 tbls. cilantro yogurt.
• Serve right away.

SHRIMP TACOS WITH WARM CORN SALSA

Steps:

• Salsa: Heat corn in a dry large nonstick skillet over high heat and cook, tossing corn frequently, 4 minutes or until lightly charred in spots. Add tomatoes and onions; cook 2 minutes. Transfer to medium bowl. Stir in cilantro and lime juice. Keep salsa warm.
• Tacos: Stack tortillas and warp in damp paper towels. Place in microwave.
• Heat oil, garlic, and cumin in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add shrimp, salt, pepper and cook 3 to 4 minutes, tossing several times until shrimp are firm and cooked through; remove from heat and toss with lime juice.
• While shrimp cook, steam tortillas in microwave on high 1 to 2 minutes or until softened. Fill each tortilla with 6 or 7 shrimp and top with warm corn salsa and diced avocados.
• Note: If you have difficulty finding the can of fire roasted tomatoes, I have substituted that for a can of regular tomatoes and added seeded, diced jalapeños and a small can of chipotle peppers.