Friday, September 5, 2014

Roasted Blackened Shrimp Tacos with Chipotle Yogurt Sauce

Ever since I began roasting shrimp, I can barely cook it any other way! It's so quick and easy. I really wanted some tacos the other night,so I whipped up this delicious recipe and created a yogurt sauce that I thought you all might enjoy ....


 CHIPOTLE YOGURT SAUCE

1/2 cup Greek yogurt
1 tbsp honey
1/2 tsp adobo sauce
1 squeeze of lime juice
Salt and pepper to taste

ROASTED BLACKENED SHRIMP 

1 lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 tsp paprika
1.5 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp minced garlic
1/4 tsp ground cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp olive oil






TACO ADORNMENTS 

Flour or corn tortillas
Broccoli slaw
Cilantro
Sliced avocado
Peaches
Cherry tomatoes
Feta or goat cheese


To roast shrimp:

Preheat oven to 400F.

Toss shrimp with olive oil, pepper, oregano, cumin, paprika and garlic.

Place evenly on baking sheet and roast for 5 minutes.

To make chipotle sauce:

Mix all ingredients in separate bowl and set in refrigerator to chill.

To assemble tacos:

Warm tortillas in pan. About 15 seconds on each side or until lightly charred.

Spread chipotle sauce on base of tortilla, then add shrimp. Adorn with other ingredients as you like.

ENJOY!

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