Quick Shrimp Tacos with Creamy Cilantro Sauce

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makes 8 tacos
Ingredients

• 1 recipe Creamy Shrimp Taco Sauce (see below)
• 2 cups thinly sliced green cabbage
• 1/4 small red onion
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 pound large shrimp, thawed and deveined (peeled or unpeeled)
• 1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning 
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 limes, cut into wedges, divided
• 8 tortillas
• Cilantro, for garnish

Preparation

1. Make the Creamy Shrimp Taco Sauce (see below)
2. Thinly slice the green cabbage. Thinly slice the red onion and place it in a bowl with cold water (this removes a bit of the strong onion flavor); drain before serving.
3. Mince the garlic. Pat the shrimp dry. In a medium bowl, mix the shrimp with the Old Bay seasoning, cumin, salt, and garlic.
4. In a large skillet, heat the butter on medium high heat. Cook the shrimp for 1 to 2 minutes per side until opaque and cooked through, turning them with tongs. Spritz with juice of the two lime wedges.
5. If desired, char the tortillas by placing them on an open gas flame on medium for a few seconds per side, flipping with tongs, until they are slightly blackened and warm.
6. To serve, place the cabbage and red onion in a tortilla, then top with shrimp. Squeeze with the juice of 2 lime wedges, then top with the taco sauce. Serve immediately.

Creamy Cilantro Sauce
Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro
• ¼ cup plain whole milk yogurt
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• ¼ teaspoon onion powder
• ¼ teaspoon cumin
• ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

1. Finely chop the cilantro.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk all ingredients together. Refrigerate until serving.

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