- prep: 40 min
- cook: 40 min
- total: 1 hr 20 min
Summary
In the state of Chiapas, these are made with chewy dried shrimp and called tostadas turulas. Use the most flavorful shrimp and best tomatoes you can find.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup kosher salt, divided, plus more to taste
- 1 pound small shrimp (51–60 count), peeled, deveined, tails removed
- 3 plum or 2 regular medium tomatoes, seeded, finely chopped
- 1 small (or 1/2 large) white onion, cut into 1/4" cubes, rinsed with cool water, patted dry
- 1/2 English hothouse cucumber, seeded, finely chopped
- 3–4 serrano chiles, stemmed, seeded, deveined, finely chopped
- 2/3 cup fresh lime juice
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
- 24 small corn tortillas or store-bought crispy tostada shells
- Vegetable oil (for frying; if needed)
- Kosher salt (if needed)
- 2 cups Hold-the-Lime Guacamole
- Shredded iceberg lettuce, crema (Mexican salted cream) or sour cream, queso fresco, tomatillo salsa (for serving)
- A candy or deep-fry thermometer
Instructions
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Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 10
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 0 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 0 g 0%
- Saturated Fat: 0 g 0%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%
- Sodium: 0 mg 0%
- Calcium: 0 mg 0%
- Potassium: 0 mg 0%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 0 mg 0%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 0 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 0 g 0%
- Sugar: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Vitamin A 0%
- Vitamin C 0%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat0
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq