Garlic Shrimp Tacos with Avocado-Lime Slaw
Skillet shrimp with garlic, cumin and lime piled into warm corn tortillas with crunchy slaw.
- Celiac
- Hashimoto's
- PCOS
- Anti-inflammatory
- Dairy-free
- Alpha-gal
- Diabetes
- High blood pressure
- Heart health
- Gluten-free
- Crohn’s and colitis
- High cholesterol
- Low-GI
- Sheet pan
- Quick
- Gluten-free dairy-free
- Gluten-free Mexican

Ingredients
- 300 g shrimp, raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 6 corn tortillas, certified gluten-free corn tortillas
- ½ head red cabbage, shredded
- 1 carrot, grated
- 1 avocado
- 1 lime, juiced
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh chives
- ¼ tsp salt
Method
- Toss the shrimp with the cumin, paprika and salt.
- Warm the tortillas in a dry skillet until soft and lightly charred.
- Sizzle the garlic in the olive oil until it smells fragrant.
- Cook the shrimp until pink and curled, then squeeze the lime over.4 min timer
- Toss the cabbage, carrot, chives and avocado with a pinch of salt.
- Pile the shrimp and slaw into the tortillas and serve hot.
Why it works
- Wheat allergy: Corn tortillas instead of wheat wraps, with shrimp and lime slaw inside.
- Milk allergy: Creaminess comes from mashed avocado, no milk or cheese anywhere.
- Gluten-free: Certified gluten-free corn tortillas and simple skillet shrimp.
- Dairy-free: Olive oil and avocado carry the flavor in place of butter or cream.
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