Description
A spicy Mexican tostada recipe filled with all your favorite flavors, featuring seasoned chipotle shrimp and a zesty cilantro lime crema.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb. medium shrimp, peeled, deveined, and tails removed
- 1 tablespoon of minced garlic
- 1 chipotle in adobo sauce, chopped
- Juice of one lime
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- ½ tsp coriander
- ½ tsp ground paprika
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- ⅓ cup plain yogurt
- 1 Tbsp lime juice
- 2 Tbsps. finely chopped cilantro
- 1 Tbsp of chipotle adobo sauce
- ½ Tsp finely minced garlic
- 8 tortilla tostadas
- 3 avocados, peeled, cored and diced
- ¼ cup of red onion diced
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- ½ cup shredded red cabbage
- ¼ cup queso fresco or other crumbly cheese, crumbled
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Step: Mix the garlic, chipotle peppers, lime juice, one tablespoon of olive oil, paprika, cumin, coriander, salt, and black pepper in a bowl.
- Step: Add shrimp and toss until evenly coated.
- Step: Marinate for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
- Step: In a non-stick skillet, heat one tablespoon of olive oil over medium-high heat.
- Step: Add shrimp and cook until opaque and cooked through, tossing once halfway through cooking, about 3 minutes.
- Step: In a bowl, whisk together all ingredients for the crema while seasoning with salt and pepper to taste. Cover and chill until ready to use.
- Step: Smash the avocados and add red onion, lime juice, salt, and pepper to taste.
- Step: Spread a layer of guacamole on the tostadas.
- Step: Put a layer of shredded cabbage and top with the chipotle shrimp.
- Step: Drizzle with the spicy cilantro lime crema.
- Step: Sprinkle with queso fresco or other crumbly cheese.
- Step: Garnish with fresh cilantro.
Notes
You can buy crunchy tostadas at your grocery store or make your own by frying or baking corn tortillas. Store cooked shrimp in the refrigerator for up to 3 days if preparing in advance.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tostada
- Calories: 522 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 1158 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 19 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 44 g
- Fiber: 9 g
- Protein: 26 g
- Cholesterol: 142 mg
Keywords: tostadas, shrimp, mexican, appetizer, chipotle, gluten-free, healthy