Easy Shrimp Taco Sauce (Best Flavor!) – A Couple Cooks
This easy shrimp taco sauce makes a creamy, tangy topping that transforms ordinary tacos into an irresistible meal. Ready in just 5 minutes with no blender required!
Are you a shrimp taco fan? Because I’ve got a shrimp taco sauce that will blow your mind! This creamy cilantro sauce is kind of like ranch dressing, except it’s made with chopped cilantro instead!
It comes out creamy and tangy, a little rich from the mayo and a little creamy from the yogurt. It’s got the perfect blend of spices and will make your tacos taste divine. Are you ready for this?
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Very fast: No blender, no food processor, just a bowl and a whisk are needed here!
- Lighter than traditional crema: Using plain yogurt makes a lighter sauce that’s still luxurious creamy
- Incredibly versatile: This sauce works beautifully on shrimp tacos but also fish tacos, grilled salmon, or even as a dip for vegetables
5 Star Reader Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This sauce was so easy & delicious! I hosted family dinner & used it on the shrimp tacos. Everyone loved it! I used a sheet pan recipe I’d found but this sauce recipe is a must. Can’t wait to try it on fish tacos!” -Amber
Ingredients You’ll Need
My husband Alex came up with the idea for this tasty shrimp taco sauce: he modeled it off of our Healthy Ranch Dressing recipe. The combination of using yogurt for a healthy spin and a little bit of mayo for richness makes the ranch taste both light and satisfying at the same time. Here’s what you’ll need:
- Fresh cilantro: This is the star: it brings that distinctive herbaceous flavor that makes this sauce taste Mexican-inspired.
- Plain whole milk yogurt or Greek yogurt: Yogurt forms the creamy base and keeps the sauce light while adding tang. For a non-dairy sauce, try my Creamy Cilantro Sauce instead.
- Mayonnaise adds richness. Just 2 tablespoons makes a big difference in mouthfeel, but it’s not so much that the sauce feels heavy. (I’ve tried making this with just yogurt it’s not the same.)
- Apple cider vinegar brightens everything up with a subtle tang.
- Spices: Garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, and salt make it into a deliciously savory sauce.
How to make shrimp taco sauce
This shrimp taco sauce paired with juicy, savory shrimp is out of this world good! It takes only 5 minutes to make, and you don’t even need to dirty a blender (which is key in my house). Here’s how to make shrimp taco sauce:
- Finely chop cilantro.
- In a small bowl, whisk it together with Greek yogurt, mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, garlic powder, onion, powder, cumin, and salt.
- That’s it! Use immediately or store it refrigerated until it’s ready to use.
This shrimp taco sauce makes enough for 8 tacos: enough for 4 servings! Get ready, because you’re about to wow the judges with this one.
Tip: How to Cut Cilantro
You’ll need to finely chop cilantro for this shrimp taco sauce recipe, and my method for cutting cilantro is slick and simple. Here’s our step by step guide for how to cut cilantro, including a video of me cutting cilantro in our kitchen.
Also, have you ever had issues with cilantro going bad in the plastic bag from the grocery store? Here’s my favorite herb keeper.
How to Serve This Sauce
This shrimp taco sauce is of course best on my favorite Shrimp Tacos recipe! But I can think of quite a few other ways to serve it:
Dietary Notes
This shrimp taco sauce recipe is vegetarian and gluten free. For dairy free, try our Creamy Cilantro Sauce instead.
Easy Shrimp Taco Sauce
This easy shrimp taco sauce makes a creamy, tangy topping that transforms ordinary tacos into an irresistible meal. Ready in just 5 minutes with no blender required!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: ½ cup (8 tacos) 1x
- Category: Sauce
- Method: Stirred
- Cuisine: Mexican Inspired
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro
- ¼ cup plain whole milk yogurt or Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
- Finely chop the cilantro.
- In a medium bowl, whisk all ingredients together. If using Greek yogurt and the sauce is very thick, add water by the teaspoon until the texture is loosened. Refrigerate until serving.
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