Shrimp Lettuce Cups
with mango salsa / honey-lime slaw / tropical smoothie
Ingredients
- Coriander, dried - 1 tsp
- Paprika, any variety - 1/2 tsp
- Cumin - 1/2 tsp
- Chili powder - 1/4 tsp
- Salt - 1/4 tsp
- Black pepper - 1/4 tsp
- Shrimp,peeled and deveined - 1 1/2 lb
- Lettuce, iceburg or boston leaf - 8 leaves
- Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
- Honey - 2 tsp
- Lime juice - 1 Tbsp
- Oil, olive - 1 Tbsp
- Coleslaw mix (sub cabbage) - 5 oz
- Bell peppers, any color - 1/2, diced
- Jalapenos (opt) - 1, diced
- Mango cubes (sub orange segments or pineapple) - 1 1/2 cup
- Vinegar, rice - 1 1/2 tsp
- Mango cubes (sub orange segments or pineapple) - 2 cups
- Bananas - 2
- Limes - 1/2, juice of
- Ice cubes - 1/2 cup
- Water (sub orange juice if you have it) - 1/2 cup
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Prep
- Make slaw - Whisk together honey, lime juice and olive oil. Toss with coleslaw mix and refrigerate for 30 minutes to let the flavors come together.
- Bell peppers / Jalapenos - Prep as directed. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
- Spice mix - Combine coriander, paprika, cumin, chili powder, salt and black pepper. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
- Shrimp - Toss with spice mix.
- Lettuce - Slice off stem and then peel off leaves from the stem end. (Can be done up to 3 days ahead)
- Make smoothie - Blend all smoothie ingredients until creamy and evenly incorporated. If too thick, add a bit of water.
- Mango - If using frozen, defrost mango in the microwave or by soaking for a few minutes in warm water.
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Make
- If not already cubed, chop mango (or other fruit, if using a sub). Toss with bell peppers, jalapenos and vinegar.
- Season slaw with some salt and pepper.
- Heat a wok or nonstick saute pan over medium-high heat. Add cooking oil and then shrimp to heated oil. Saute until shrimp is cooked through, ~4 minutes.
- Top each lettuce cup with shrimp and then with slaw and mango salsa. Serve with smoothie on the side and enjoy!
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Reviews
Ratings
62 reviews
This was delicious! We love the meals with shrimp because they cook so quick! Rather than tossing the shrimp with the spice mix we sprinkled the spice mix on the shrimp while sauteing and it turned out fine.
I loved these - though I’m coming to terms with my dislike of slaw and will likely sub that out next time. The mango was delicious! On a whim I made a sriracha mayo, which was pretty tasty. Edit: I made it again without the mayo, and used napa cabbage for the slaw - liked it just as much or better!
The spice mix was super good! I still think the mango salsa could have used some red onion, but the combination of the mango and the shrimp was great nonetheless.
Made this dish for dinner tonight. Whole family loved it. My kids love mango and shrimp - together it was perfect. I added some onion to the mango salsa as well. My husband needed a little of spice kick, otherwise we loved this recipe.