Shrimp Tostadas with Avocado Salsa
Seasoned black beans are topped with shrimp and a simple avocado salsa. This is a quick weeknight dinner or lunch.
Ingredients
- 1 medium Avocado peeled and chopped
- 1 tablespoon Water
- 3 teaspoons Lime Juice
- 2 teaspoons Blackened Seasoning lowest sodium
- 1 (15-ounce) can No Salt Added Black Beans drained and rinsed
- 1 cup Mandarin Oranges packed in 100% Juice drained
- ¼ cup Red Onion chopped
- 1 Jalapeno Pepper seeded and chopped
- 1 tablespoon Cilantro chopped
- 6 Tostada Shells
- 4 ounced Reduced Fat Mexican Style Four Cheese Blend shredded
- 1 tablespoon Avocado Oil
- 1 pound Large Shrimp peeled and deveined
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Set aside ¼ cup of the beans.
Get the beans ready
- In a small bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of avocado, water, 1 teaspoon each of lime juice and blackened seasoning. Add the remaining beans to the avocado mixture. Mash with a fork until blended. Stir in the reserved whole beans. Set aside.
Make the Salsa
- In a bowl, combine the mandarin oranges, onion, jalapeno, cilantro, 2 teaspoons of lime juice, and the remaining avocado. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Finish the Dish
- Place tostadas on an ungreased baking sheet. Spread each with the bean mixture. Top with cheese. Bake 5-6 minutes, or until cheese has melted and beans are warm.
- Meanwhile, heat oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add shrimp and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of the blackened seasoning. Cook and stir 4-6 minutes, or until the shrimp turn pink all the way through.
- Top warmed tostadas with the cooked shrimp and avocado salsa and serve.
Notes
Grocery Brands used in this Recipe:
Primal Kitchen Avocado Oil
Sargento Reduced Fat 4 Cheese Mexican Blend Shredded
Spices Inc. Blackened Seasoning
Great Value No Salt Added Black Beans
Santa Cruz Organic Lime Juice
Dole Mandarin Oranges in 100% Juice
Open Nature Shrimp Raw Wild Caught Peeled & Deveined
Ortega Tostada Shells
Nutrition Facts
Shrimp Tostadas with Avocado Salsa
Serving Size
1 tostada
Amount per Serving
Calories
335
% Daily Value*
Fat
13
g
20
%
Saturated Fat
3
g
19
%
Cholesterol
112
mg
37
%
Sodium
290
mg
13
%
Carbohydrates
31
g
12
%
Fiber
7
g
29
%
Sugar
6
g
7
%
Protein
24
g
48
%
Carb Count
2
13
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Food Groups ***Meat = 2.5 servings, Starch = .5 serving, Beans = 1 serving, Fat = .5 serving
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