Grilled Buffalo Shrimp Tacos with Blue Cheese Crema
Gluten-Free
Dairy-Free
Low Carb
Keto
Pescatarian
These delicious tacos are stuffed with grilled buffalo-marinated shrimp, a simple red cabbage slaw, cilantro, avocado, jalapeño, and an irresistible blue cheese crema. This recipe only takes 30 minutes from start to finish and is gluten free. It can also easily be made low carb/keto by using a keto tortilla!
12organic corn tortillassub keto tortilla for low carb/keto
Simple Red Cabbage Slaw1/2 small head red cabbage
1/2medium red onionsliced
1jalapeñoseeded and diced*
2limesjuiced
1tspfine sea salt
Blue Cheese Crema1 cup250g organic fat free greek yogurt**
2oz60g blue cheese, crumbled
1Tbspfresh lime juice
1/2tspfine sea salt
Cold water to thin
Toppings1 cup chopped cilantro
2jalapeños or serranossliced
1avocadodiced
2limescut into wedges
Instructions
Marinate shrimp. Combine Texas Pete® Original Hot Sauce, lime juice, avocado oil, and diced red onion in a shallow baking dish. Skewer the shrimp on metal or bamboo skewers, then place skewers in the baking dish. Allow to marinate under refrigeration for 1 hour. If the liquid doesn't cover the shrimp completely, you'll need to flip halfway through.
Make red cabbage slaw by combining all ingredients in a medium-sized mixing bowl and massaging with hands. Massage until the cabbage becomes soft and has broken down a bit (about 1 minute).
Make blue cheese crema by combining all ingredients except water in a small flat-bottomed bowl or glass measuring cup. Add about 2 Tbsp of water and use an immersion blender to blend until mostly smooth. You can also use a food processor if you don't have an immersion blender. Thin to desired consistency with a bit more water (optional).
Prep the grill to about 450ºF (230ºC) or medium-high. When the grill is ready, toast tortillas on the grill or in a cast iron skillet (on high) for about 30 seconds per side. Do this right before cooking the shrimp.
Grill the shrimp. Wipe the grill grates with avocado oil just before grilling to prevent sticking. Grill shrimp for about 2 minutes per side for large shrimp. Adjust cook time based on size of shrimp. Don't close the lid when cooking the shrimp or they will overcook.
Assemble the tacos by layering the tortillas with the red cabbage slaw, cilantro, shrimp, avocado, jalapeño slices, and blue cheese crema. Serve immediately with lime wedges and extra Texas Pete® Original Hot Sauce.
Notes
Please note that cook and prep time listed do not include marinating time of 1 hour.*The spice level of every jalapeño is different. Please taste test yours before adding to the recipe. If it's very spicy, then you may want to only add half of the pepper to the recipe.**You can replace this with a dairy-free unsweetened yogurt if you want to reduce the amount of dairy in the recipe.