Spicy Shrimp Tacos with Grilled Tomatillo Salsa

If you want to make the salsa a day ahead but don't want to fire up the grill, you can char the tomatillos over a gas cooktop burner. Use a pair of tongs to hold the tomatillo over the flame, turning the fruit occasionally to blacken its skin evenly. Use a grill basket, if you have one, to cook the shrimp instead of threading them on skewers. Serve with black beans, sour cream, and sliced cantaloupe.

Water tally: 7.8 ounces.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 tacos)

Ingredients

• Salsa:
• 1/2  pound  tomatillos
• Cooking spray
• 2/3  cup  chopped green onions (about 4 green onions)
• 1/4  cup  chopped fresh cilantro
• 3  tablespoons  lime juice (about 1 lime)
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1/2  jalapeño pepper, seeds removed and chopped
• 1  garlic clove
• 
  Tacos:
• 1  pound  medium peeled and deveined shrimp
• 1  tablespoon  hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco)
• 1/2  teaspoon  ancho chili powder
• 1/2  teaspoon  ground cumin
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 8  (6-inch) corn tortillas
• 2  cups  shredded cabbage
• 1  cup  shredded carrot

Preparation

1. Preheat grill.

2. To prepare salsa, remove husks and stems from tomatillos. Place tomatillos on a grill rack coated with cooking spray. Grill 10 minutes or until slightly blackened on each side, turning occasionally. Cool completely; coarsely chop. Place tomatillos, onions, and next 5 ingredients (through garlic) in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse 7 times or until coarsely chopped.

3. To prepare tacos, thread shrimp evenly on 6 (10-inch) skewers. Place skewers on a grill rack coated with cooking spray. Grill 2 minutes or until shrimp are done, turning once. Remove shrimp from skewers, and place in a medium bowl. Add hot pepper sauce, chili powder, cumin, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; toss to coat.

4. Heat the tortillas on the grill 1 minute on each side. Top each tortilla with 1/4 cup cabbage and 2 tablespoons carrot. Divide shrimp mixture evenly among the tortillas; top each with 2 tablespoons salsa.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

252 (14% from fat)

Fat:

3.9g (sat 0.5g,mono 0.4g,poly 1.6g)

Protein:

26.9g

Carbohydrate:

30.2g

Fiber:

5.5g

Cholesterol:

172mg

Iron:

3.8mg

Sodium:

507mg

Calcium:

125mg