Healthy Shrimp Taco Recipe

Make some shrimp tacos with slaw and a delicious spicy pomegranate sauce.

By posting this recipe, I am entering a recipe contest sponsored by  Pom Wonderful and am eligible to win prizes associated with the contest. I was not compensated for my time.

If you know me, you know that I am always on the lookout for the most delicious taco that I can make! And I don’t want the same as the ones that we always make, I want them to be different. So with a little bottle of Pom Wonderful in my refrigerator, I had my inspiration to create these colorful and delicious tacos! The shrimp with the spicy pomegranate sauce reminds me of the famous firecracker shrimp that I tasted when I visited Jacksonville, Florida, last spring while attending my friend’s birthday celebration!

Make These Shrimp Tacos with Cilantro Lime Slaw

I admit, I have been slow to add pomegranates regularly to my meals. I did not even know for a long time that you could eat the entire seed, not just the juice around the seed! As a registered dietitian nutritionist, I knew that pomegranates were good for me, but I did not even realize just how much until the past six months when I started researching them more in depth and using them in a few recipes. That included eating the entire seed, too!

I only very recently bought my very own POM Wonderful bottle and started drinking it with some club soda as something lovely and special for the holidays. I loved it so much, I got another bottle!

I did not even realize that each 8-ounce bottle contains 2 whole pomegranates, which not only include the fruit but also the skin and rind, which provides a special, unique blend of antioxidants and polyphenols! That little bottle of juice also has as much potassium as a medium banana, which is great to help maintain healthy blood pressure!

Research studies with participants drinking 8 ounces of pomegranate juice a day are being done on muscle strength, memory, cognition, a healthy gut microbiome, and more! I am very excited about all this research, but I am most excited about the studies being on memory and cognition because this is such an important part of people remaining independent as they get older.

Health Benefits Of Pomegranate Sauce in These Tacos

Let’s talk a little bit about the health healing pomegranates in this recipe for shrimp tacos with sauce.

Pomegranates are full of nutrition! Here are just a few reasons why it should be an important part of your diet.

Shrimp Tacos with Slaw and Spicy Pomegranate Sauce

This shrimp taco recipe with slaw has a lot of flavors going on! The spice and sweetness of the tasty pomegranate sauce, the colorful, tart kale and carrot slaw, and the salty, creamy feta go so well with the shrimp. And then they are topped with a slice of avocado. What a relief to know that something so beautiful and yummy could be so good for you, too!

Makes 4 servings at 2 tacos each.

Shrimp Taco Ingredients

1 pound of large shrimp, peeled, deveined, and cleaned (this would be enough for there to be around 3 slices of shrimp per taco)

8 corn tortillas

Olive oil

1-2 teaspoons chili powder (you can find a taco seasoning without garlic and onion if you are sensitive to oligios)

Salt and pepper to taste

Kale Slaw

1 cup kale, sliced thin and massaged for at least 5 minutes

1/2 cup chopped green parts of scallions

1 cup shredded carrot

1 lime freshly squeezed

1/2 tablespoon olive oil

1/4 cup chopped cilantro

Salt and pepper to taste

Taco Toppings

1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese

1/2 cup chopped cilantro

1 sliced avocado

Recipe for Shrimp Tacos with Slaw and Spicy Pomegranate Sauce

Here is a recipe for shrimp tacos with slaw. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

Spicy Pomegranate Sauce

8 ounce POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice

1 lime, freshly squeezed

1/2-1 teaspoon of crushed red pepper, depending on how spicy you want to go

1 teaspoon freshly ground coriander seed

1/2 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon tapioca flour or corn starch

1 clove of garlic minced

Salt and pepper to taste

To make the kale slaw, in a medium bowl, add kale and salt. Gently knead the kale in your hands for about 5 minutes until it becomes pliable. Add shredded carrot and onion. Make a dressing with lime juice and olive oil. Pour the dressing into the slaw and let it sit for about 30 minutes.

To make spicy pomegranate sauce, heat the oil in a saucepan and gently whisk in the flour or starch into the oil. Add the juice a little at a time and mix into the starch and oil mixture. While the sauce is cooking, add crushed red pepper, minced garlic, salt, and pepper to taste. Allow the sauce to cool.

To broil shrimp:

On a cookie sheet, add shrimp and gently toss with a little olive oil, chili powder, salt, and pepper to taste. Place in the oven and broil for about 4 minutes, and then toss and broil an additional 3-4 minutes. Shrimp is cooked when it becomes opaque and pink.

To assemble tacos:

Heat corn tortillas in foil in the oven or the microwave according to directions. Add to the plate. Place 3 shrimp on a tortilla. Pour 2 tablespoons of spicy pomegranate sauce over the shrimp. Add a tablespoon of kale and carrot slaw. Top with crumbled feta, avocado, and sprinkle with chopped cilantro.

Make Some Shrimp Tacos with Cilantro Lime Slaw

I love helping family, friends, and clients choose food that they enjoy to benefit their health, and this includes this shrimp tacos with slaw healthy recipe! That is one of my favorite roles as a registered dietitian nutritionist living in Asheville: finding food ideas that work!

I hope that you love this new shrimp taco with cilantro lime slaw with Spicy Pomegranate Sauce, and it becomes part of your Taco Tuesday and Taco Any Day lineup! I also hope that you find lots of creative ways to get your 8 ounces of pomegranate juice a day.

In addition to this shrimp taco recipe healthy inspiration, here are some additional taco recipes that you will love in this taco blog post.