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title: "Meatless Fridays: Shrimp Tacos with Pico de Gallo"
description: For Meatless Friday, try Barb Szyszkiewicz's recipe for Shrimp Tacos with Pico de Gallo.
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# Meatless Fridays: Shrimp Tacos with Pico de Gallo

Aug 9, 2013 10:00:01 AM  |  by [Barb Szyszkiewicz](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/barb-szyszkiewicz-ofs)

![featured image](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/meatless-friday-p-1024x512.jpg)

 

[![Shrimp Tacos](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/shrimp-tacos-2-550x366.jpg?width=550&name=shrimp-tacos-2-550x366.jpg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/shrimp-tacos-2.jpg) 

 

Shrimp cooks so quickly that these tacos come together with only 5 minutes of cooking. The pico de gallo needs to be made earlier in the day, or even the day before. A green salad and some corn on the cob rounds out a light, quick summertime meal that tastes like you fussed--without heating up the kitchen!

#### SHRIMP TACOS

*(Makes 8 tacos)*

1 pound raw shelled, deveined shrimp, tails removed (use the medium shrimp—31/40 per pound)  
2 TBL extra virgin olive oil  
4 TBL flour  
1/2 tsp cumin  
1/2 tsp garlic powder  
1/2 tsp salt  
1/2 tsp pepper

Combine the cumin, garlic powder, salt and pepper, and season the shrimp, then dredge in flour. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat, and sauté the shrimp 2 to 3 minutes on each side, and it’s done!

Serve on warmed tortillas with fresh pico de gallo (my recipe below).

 

[![Pico de Gallo](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/pico-de-gallo-550x366.jpg?width=550&name=pico-de-gallo-550x366.jpg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/pico-de-gallo-1.jpg) 

 

#### PICO DE GALLO

3 medium plum tomatoes (about 1 pound), diced  
1/4 cup finely-chopped red onion  
2 TBL jalapeno peppers, chopped fine (be sure to remove all the seeds)  
1/4 cup fresh cilantro  
juice of one lime  
1/2 tsp kosher salt

 

Combine and chill for several hours before serving.

[![Pico in progress...](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/pico-in-progress-550x366.jpg?width=550&name=pico-in-progress-550x366.jpg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/pico-in-progress.jpg) 

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Barb Szyszkiewicz, senior editor at [CatholicMom.com](http://catholicmom.com), is a wife, mom of 3 young adults, and a Secular Franciscan. Barb enjoys writing, cooking, and reading, and is a music minister at her parish. Find her blog at [FranciscanMom](http://franciscanmom.com) and her family’s favorite recipes with nutrition information at [Cook and Count](http://cookandcount.wordpress.com). Barb is the author of *[The Handy Little Guide to Prayer](https://amzn.to/2LQB2oL)* and * [The Handy Little Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours](https://amzn.to/3wbDB8k)*, available from Our Sunday Visitor.

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