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{Guest Post} Spicy Shrimp and Avocado Lettuce Cups and a visit from Bev Cooks

Spicy Shrimp and Avocado Lettuce Cups – you will love EVERYTHING about these flavorful low carb, shrimp lettuce wraps.

plate of two lettuce cups stuffed with shrimp, avocado, and peppers

 

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I asked Bev, from Bev Cooks over today to cook for you. If you don’t know Beverly yet, then you must get to know her. This girl makes me smile each and every day…she’s hysterical and can cook her butt off. I’ve been hanging out on her blog a lot the last few months and have enjoyed the heck out of it. Her cooking style is very similar to mine and I think you are going to really enjoy her Spicy Shrimp and Avocado Lettuce Cups. I can’t wait to make them myself…the photos alone are making me drool.

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When the fabulous Aggie came to me about being a guest poster on her blog, I: A) Immediately ran down the street singing “What a Feeling” at the top of my lungs. B) Shaved my legs because in my head, IT TOTALLY MATTERS FOR THIS. And C) Threw on a red sequin gown and stilettos so high, I could give you a separate weather report.

So I got a teensy bit excited. What?

Thank you, Aggie.

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It’s the end of summer and we’re all desperately clinging to the last bits and pieces of the relaxing, sun-soaked days of the season. The pool has closed. Pencils are sharpened and the smell of notebook paper wafts through the hallways at school. Echoes of the high school marching band and football team make their way through our windows in the early hours of the morning. New sitcoms prepare to air and entertain us weekly throughout the chilly months. And best of all, comfort food will be flying through our mouth holes for approximately the next 6 months. This time of year RULES IT, YOU GUYS.

With that in mind, I decided to post a light, end-of-summer meal with a kick. And when I say, “with a kick,” I mean go ahead and set up the sprinkler system to blast your eyeballs every 5 seconds. No, I mean it.

I love this type of meal because anything shrimp makes me giddy, anything with spicy, fiery, blow-your-face-off heat makes me sing love songs, and anything in the form of a wrap makes me dance the cha-cha.

I do hope I haven’t frightened you.

Please, try it!

Spicy Shrimp and Avocado Lettuce Cups:

Here are the roasted peppers. You can’t see it with the human eye, but they are secretly plotting all kinds of sexy hotness for your taste buds.

4 roasted jalapeno peppers in a small white bowl

The toasted cumin and coriander. Seriously, scents so beautiful you’ll forget your own name.

toasted cumin and coriander in a mortar

This is where it gets dangerous. And awesome. And you might need to open a window. Or stick your head in the freezer.

cumin, corriander, minced garlic, and peppers in mortar getting crushed by the pestle

This is where it gets pretty. And even more awesome-er. You can pull your head out of the freezer now.

cumin, corriander, peppers, and garlic in mortar getting crushed by the pestle

Toss the spicy, fiery hot-as-a-mama marinade with the shrimp for a few minutes.

cumin, corriander, peppers, garlic, olive oil, and cilantro in mortar getting crushed by the pestle

Crisp lettuce cups. You just wanna pet them, don’t you?

raw shrimp on a plate covered by the marinade

Aaaand the finished dish. Go ahead, wave to your fans. They’ll understand if your face is melting off and your head is back in the freezer.

plate of two lettuce cups stuffed with shrimp, avocado, and peppers

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Spicy Shrimp and Avocado Lettuce Cups and a visit from Bev Cooks

  • Author: Bev Cooks
  • Yield: serves 4
  • Category: Fish
  • Method: Oven/Stovetop

Spicy Shrimp and Avocado Lettuce Cups – you will love EVERYTHING about these flavorful low carb, shrimp lettuce wraps.


Ingredients

  • 1 pound extra large shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 2 heads butter lettuce, rinsed and leaves separated
  • Β 4 jalapeno peppers
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 Tbs. cumin seeds, toasted
  • 1 Tbs. coriander seeds, toasted
  • 1/2 cup chopped cilantro, plus more for garnish
  • 4 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil, plus 1 Tbs.
  • 1 tsp coarse salt
  • 1 tsp freshly ground pepper
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 1 avocado, diced
  • 1 lime

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400.
  2. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss the peppers with a little oil. Roast for 20 minutes, or until pretty charred on all sides.
  3. Remove from heat and let cool for a few minutes. Give them a rough chop.
  4. Using a mortar and pestle, crush the toasted cumin seeds and coriander until finely ground. Add the minced garlic, and toss in a pinch of salt. Grind away, until it becomes slightly pasty. Toss in the peppers and grind grind grind again. It become a firey paste that will blow your face off. Add the cilantro and olive oil and grind more. Seriously, so hot. So awesome.
  5. Toss the marinade with the shrimp and let sit a few minutes.
  6. Heat skillet over medium-high. Arrange the shrimp in a single layer and sear 2 minutes. Flip and sear 30 more seconds. Remove from pan and set aside.
  7. Add a little more oil if needed and add the red bell pepper. Saute 2 minutes.
  8. Stuff each lettuce cup with shrimp, red bell pepper and diced avocado. Spritz with lime andΒ  get ready to cry. And I mean, from the heat. Seriously, have that sprinkler system ready and aimed.

Thank you so much, Aggie, for letting me blab my face off on your blog today!

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33 comments on “{Guest Post} Spicy Shrimp and Avocado Lettuce Cups and a visit from Bev Cooks”

  1. PF Chang’s lettuce wraps have nothing on Bev’s great looking wraps πŸ™‚

  2. How fun! She is hilarious, great guest post πŸ™‚

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  4. looks fabulous! I agree! She always makes me laugh!

  5. Well there I am! Thanks so much, Aggie. You’ve totally made my day.

    And you know what? I’m still wearing the stilettos.

  6. Great recipe, and yes, Bev is really a kick!

  7. If any of you have had the pleasure of actually dancing the cha-cha with Bev, you know she can really break. it. down.

    Looks like this is going on my menu next week. Love!

  8. Bev, you make me laugh every time!! And these sound totally amazing!!

  9. These look awesome! I just got a new mortar & pestle and can’t wait to use it to whip some of these up.

  10. Mmm these look and sound amazing. Thanks for introducing me to a new food blog!

  11. Beautiful, Bev!!! Seriously…I can’t wait to try this!

  12. Oh wow! These look incredible – will have to try them!

  13. This looks fab…and I love you both dearly! Wonderful post!

  14. I love Bev. And Aggie. What a great combination you two are!!

    Oh yes. And these lettuce cups look D-vine, lady.

  15. You never cease to amaze, Bev! I am going out to buy a mortar and pestle. πŸ™‚

  16. Yes! Yes! Yes!
    I need this as my love affair with summer comes to a close.

  17. Fun, fun Aggie! I’m loving the guest posts the past few weeks! Bev is too funny!! Hope you’re well! xx

  18. Wow…that looks fantastic! I am bookmarking this for sure. Delish!! Great guest post.

  19. Singing now in my head, “Two great tastes that go great together in Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups” but oh wait. It works for lettuce cups too, right? Nice post and good choice in a guest Aggie!

  20. These are so cute and fun! I imagine they would make a fabulous party appetizer. PS I’ve never worn stilettos. Am I still considered a woman? πŸ™‚

  21. I was a little worried as I was scrolling down, but the look like there turned out great! I wonder is steak would work as well, they remind me of mini-kabobs.

  22. Gorgeous photos and what a yummilicious recipe! Thanks for introducing me to Bev πŸ™‚

  23. These look and sound super duper awesome! Bev you are my sunshine ;)!

  24. This looks wonderful! I love all of the fresh ingredients and flavors – they look fantastic!

  25. I soooo can’t wait to try these! Thanks for the intro to Bev πŸ™‚

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  31. We really liked these! Thanks for the great dinner idea.

  32. Thank you for sharing this recipe, I will try it out for sure.
    P.S.
    I’m here from Pinterest:)