Name: Grilled Spicy Lime Shrimp with Creamy Avocado Cilantro Sauce Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 lb shrimp; 1 large lime juice; 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 cloves garlic; 2 tsp chili powder; ½ tsp ground cumin; ¼ tsp paprika; ½ tsp salt; ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper; ¼ tsp red pepper flakes; For the Creamy Avocado Cilantro Sauce:; 1 avocado; ½ cup low-fat Greek yogurt; 1 clove garlic; 1 lime juice; 2 tbsp cilantro; salt and pepper

Grilled Spicy Lime Shrimp with Creamy Avocado Cilantro Sauce Recipe

Genesis Bryant Modified: February 14, 2024

How To Make Grilled Spicy Lime Shrimp with Creamy Avocado Cilantro Sauce

This grilled lime shrimp is marinated in a zesty and spicy mix which is balanced out by the fresh cilantro, yogurt, and avocado dipping sauce.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 5 minutes

Total: 15 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1lbshrimp,peeled and deveined
1large lime juice
3tbspolive oil
2clovesgarlic,minced
2tspchili powder
½tspground cumin
¼tsppaprika
½tspsalt
¼tspfreshly ground black pepper
¼tspred pepper flakes

For Creamy Avocado Cilantro Sauce:

1avocado,split and pitted
½cuplow-fat greek yogurt
1clovegarlic,minced
1lime juice
2tbspcilantro,chopped
salt and pepper,to taste

Instructions

In a small bowl whisk together lime juice, olive oil, garlic, chili powder, cumin, paprika, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes. Pour into a resealable bag and add shrimp. Toss to coat and marinate for 30 minutes.
Preheat the grill to medium heat. Put the shrimp on skewers and place on the grill. Grill on each side for about 2 minutes or until no longer pink.
To make the creamy avocado cilantro sauce add the avocado, greek yogurt, garlic, lime and cilantro. Pulse in a food processor until smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately with shrimp.

Nutrition

Calories: 147.30kcal
Fat: 9.84g
Saturated Fat: 1.68g
Trans Fat: 0.01g
Monounsaturated Fat: 6.30g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.23g
Carbohydrates: 5.53g
Fiber: 2.15g
Sugar: 1.18g
Protein: 10.32g
Cholesterol: 72.34mg
Sodium: 348.91mg
Calcium: 61.16mg
Potassium: 229.61mg
Iron: 0.58mg
Vitamin A: 45.77µg
Vitamin C: 6.67mg

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