Danny Trejo shrimp tacos with avocado crema, coleslaw and salsa verde recipe on Saturday Kitchen

Danny Trejo served up tasty shrimp tacos with avocado crema, coleslaw and salsa verde on Saturday Kitchen.

The ingredients for the salsa verde are: 12 medium tomatillos (about 600g), papery skin removed and left whole, 1 medium jalapeño, left whole, 2 garlic cloves, peeled, ½ medium onion, peeled, 20g fresh coriander, 1 lime, juice only, plus extra to taste, 1 tbsp sea salt, plus extra to taste, For the coleslaw, 450g white cabbage, thinly sliced, 25g carrot, grated, salt and freshly ground black pepper.

For the avocado crema: 2 medium avocados, halved, pitted and peeled and 400ml coconut cream.

For the spicy diablo shrimp: 1 medium head garlic (about 10 cloves), separated and peeled, 110ml extra virgin olive oil, plus extra 3 tbsp, 4 tinned chipotle chillies in adobo sauce, 1 tsp garlic powder, 85g runny honey, 1 lime, juice only, ¾ tsp sea salt and 400g jumbo shrimp (or king prawns), peeled and deveined.

To serve: 4 corn tortillas, warmed (about 6-inch), 3 radishes, thinly sliced, 1 tbsp fresh chopped coriander, pickled red onion and 1 lime, wedged.




See recipes by Danny in his book titled: Trejo’s Tacos available from Amazon now.

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