shrimp tostadas with black beans and lime yogurt

Tostadas—toasted tortillas—are usually deep fried.

shrimp tostadas with black beans and lime yogurt

January 4, 2018

Tostadas—toasted tortillas—are usually deep fried.

We cooked ours in a lot less oil, but just enough to get that same golden crispiness. These get topped with adobo-marinated shrimp and a refreshing bean salad. We whipped up a quick lime yogurt to spread on the warm tortillas for a thin layer of creaminess and to help the toppers stick to the crunchy base. Cook, relax and enjoy!

What you’ll need: 1 oz scallions
2 cloves garlic
1 oz fresh cilantro
1 oz chipotle chiles in adobo sauce
1 lime
12 oz large shrimp
1 can black beans
1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
7 oz 2% Greek yogurt
6 white corn tortillas
coarse salt
olive oil
neutral oil, such as vegetable or safflower

Equipment: zester
strainer
small skillet

Recipe steps: 1. Prep ingredients
Remove ends from scallions and finely chop. Peel and finely chop garlic. Remove tougher stems from cilantro. Reserve ¼ of the sprigs and finely chop remaining. Finely chop chipotle, reserving any sauce. Combine with sauce after chopping. Zest and juice the lime.

  1. Marinate shrimp
    Combine 2 teaspoons chipotle with half of lime juice and half of garlic. Season shrimp with salt and toss with chipotle-lime mixture.

  2. Make beans & lime-yogurt
    Rinse and drain beans. Combine beans with red wine vinegar, scallions, cilantro, remaining garlic, 1 teaspoon chipotle, 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 teaspoon salt. Stir together yogurt, lime zest, remaining lime juice and ½ teaspoon salt.

  3. Make tostadas
    Heat ¼-inch neutral oil (about ¾ cup) in a small skillet over medium-high. Add tortillas one at a time and cook until crisp, about 30 seconds a side.

  4. Cook shrimp
    Remove all but 2 tablespoons oil from skillet. Add shrimp and cook, stirring, until just cooked through, about 2 minutes.

  5. Assemble
    Spread lime-yogurt on tostadas and top with black beans, shrimp and remaining cilantro sprigs. Enjoy!

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