Crawfish Tacos with Avocado Crema Featured

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MAKES 6 SERVINGS
Courtesy of Lisa Renshaw, Kansas City, MO
Crawfish Category Winner: 2012 Louisiana Seafood Fitness Challenge Recipe Contest

Avocado Crema 

  • 1 cup fat free sour cream or crema 
  • 1 avocado, peeled, pitted, and mashed 
  • juice of 1 lime 
  • salt to taste 

Crawfish Tacos 

  • 1 tablespoons olive oil 
  • 1 tablespoons butter 
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced 
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt 
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper 
  • 2 pounds Louisiana crawfish tails 
  • juice of 1 lime 
  • 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro 
  • 12 corn taco shells, warmed 

In a medium bowl, combine sour cream, mashed avocado, and lime, and season to taste with salt. 

In a large skillet, heat olive oil and butter over medium high heat. Add garlic, salt, cayenne pepper, and crawfish tails and cook for 2-3 minutes. Stir in cilantro and lime juice. 

Spoon crawfish mixture evenly between warmed taco shells. Spoon Avocado Crema over top. 

Photo by Helana Brigman

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