Jerk shrimp tacos with melon salsa… yummmm! The pairing of spicy shrimp and cool melon is a match made in heaven.
This combination makes a mean taco, but it can just as easily be served over a bed of baby greens. It is very easy to make and is just as appropriate for a weeknight meal as it is for a dinner party. And shopping for all the ingredients was simple at Trader Joe’s!
When I made this recipe this week, I worked on the salsa while the grill was heating up.
The shrimp only takes about five minutes to grill.
While the shrimp was grilling, I basted it with the extra jerk marinade.
- 16 shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 5 skewers
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2-3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon caribbean jerk seasoning
- corn tortillas
- FOR THE SALSA
- 1 cup cantaloupe, diced
- 1/4 cup red onion, diced
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- Toss shrimp, oil, half the lime juice, and jerk seasoning in a bowl. Marinate while grill heats up, about 10 minutes.
- For salsa, toss canteloupe, cilantro, onion, and remaining lime juice in a bowl.
- Thread four or five shrimp on each skewer and grill until opaque, about five minutes. Brush with the marinade while grilling.
- Warm corn tortillas in microwave. Fill tortillas with shrimp. Top with salsa.
- Simply multiply ingredients to yield more portions.
These jerk shrimp tacos are simply divine! Of course, the melon salsa is DELISH on tortilla chips, too!
xoxo,
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I’m not a huge fan of shrimp but I think I would actually like this recipe!
I think you would! xoxo
Yum! I love sweet and spicy. Thanks for sharing!
Your pictures are fabulous and make me want to start my shrimp dance!! Salsa looks tasty too!!
Sharman, you are so cute! I really MUST see the shrimp dance soon!
oh so tasty sounds like a great dish
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oh so delish and yummy! I am so drooling nom nom nom! Thanks for sharing your jerk shrimp and melon salsa with us today!!
I think the hubs is going to have to fire up the grill. These look so delicious! Visiting from Marvelous Monday at Smart Party Planning 🙂
Shrimp and melon…wow this is a party in the mouth! Such fresh combination of flavors….I could easily tuck into this!
Thanks for sharing at Marvelous Monday on Smart Party Planning.
Sounds delish! Yum.
Sounds delicious. Think I’m going to give this a try. I love shrimp so how could it be wrong!
This looks so good! I’ve pinned to try.
Thanks so much for sharing at AMAZE ME MONDAY!
Blessings,
Cindy
YUMMY! The salsa alone looks amazing, but those shrimp! Thanks so much for coming by and linking up with us at the #HomeMattersParty – please send your blogging friends our way, and we hope to see you all on Friday!
Looks deliciously amazing! I love sweet and spicy shrimp tacos! Thank you for sharing!
Ummm…yes please, let me grab a plate ♥
This looks delicious!
Oh my! This sounds so good. Thanks for linking up to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party. I have pinned to the Bloggers Brags Broad.
soo delicious looking and totally within my diet parameters!! whoot!
This looks so delicious! Thanks for linking up to Saturday Sparks and inspiring us. You have been featured today.
Have a Great Weekend,
Suzanne
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