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Shrimp Tacos with Jalapeño Lime Salsa Macha Verde
Shrimp Tacos with Jalapeño Lime Salsa Macha Verde

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Shrimp Tacos with Jalapeño Lime Salsa Macha Verde

Perfect for sharing with friends or enjoying on your own, these shrimp tacos are topped with a tasty salsa macha verde made with toasted jalapeños Wonderful Pistachios No Shells Jalapeño Lime pistachios.

  • Cook time
    20mins
  • Total time
    30mins
  • Calories*


    530


  • Serves
    6

Pistachios, salsa macha verde

Ingredients

For Salsa Macha Verde:​ 

¼ cup chopped Wonderful Pistachios No Shells Jalapeño Lime ​ 

1 Fresh Anaheim Pepper, minced​ 

1 Green Bell Pepper, minced​ 

2 Fresh Jalapeno, minced​ 

4 garlic cloves, minced​ 

¼ cup scallions, minced​ 

1 cup vegetable oil (236ml)​ 

Kosher Salt to taste​ 

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Shrimp Ingredients: ​ 

1 ½ lb. Shrimp Peeled and Deveined ​ 

1 tsp kosher salt​ 

¼ tsp pepper​ 

6 corn tortillas​ 

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For the Slaw:​ 

1 cup shredded red cabbage​ 

1 cup shredded carrots​ 

¼ cup red onions, julienned ​ 

½ lime juice

Method

For the Salsa Macha Verde: ​ 

1. In a heat proof bowl, combine peppers, Wonderful Pistachios Jalapeño Lime, garlic, and scallions until well mixed. ​ 

2. In a saucepan set over medium flame, heat vegetable oil until almost smoking and glossy. Immediately pour the oil over the Chile mixture carefully. Allow oil to cook chiles with heat. Mix to combine. Allow salsa to cool completely before seasoning.​ 

3. Season salsa with kosher salt once cooled. ​ 

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For the Slaw:​ 

4. In a bowl combine cabbage, carrots, and onions and toss to combine. Season with lime juice and salt to taste. ​ 

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For the Shrimp:​ 

5. Season shrimp with salt and pepper to taste. Sear shrimp in a non-stick pan over medium low heat for 1-2 minutes on each side with 1-2 tbsp of oil. ​ 

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To plate: ​ 

6. Warm up corn tortillas and place on desired plating ​ 

7. Serve shrimp topped with slaw and salsa macha verde.

In this recipe

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Jalapeño Lime

Filled with fiery flavor, these spicy pistachios are the perfect balance of jalapeño pepper, sea salt and a twist of lime that's sublime!

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Nutrition

  • Serving size: 257g
  • Calories per serving: 530
  • Total Fat 40g
  • Saturated Fat 3g
  • Trans Fat 1g
  • Cholesterol 185mg
  • Sodium 670mg
  • Total Carbohydrate 18g
  • Dietary Fiber 4g
  • Total Sugars 3g
  • Includes 0g Added Sugars
  • Protein 26g
  • Vitamin D 0mcg
  • Calcium 120mg
  • Iron 1.4mg
  • Potassium 540mg

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