Mini Shrimp Tostadas with Homemade Guacamole
You’ll love these mini shrimp tostadas with homemade guacamole, yogurt onion dip, and spicy shrimp.
These shrimp tostadas are great as an appetizer, side dish, or light main dish.
They’re made with mini crispy tostada shells that are cut out of standard size corn tortillas with a small cookie cutter and then lightly fried.
The hardest part about making these delicious tostadas is trying not to eat the crispy shells before they ever see the rest of the ingredients.
About the Ingredients
Once the crispy tostada shells are topped with easy homemade guacamole, they’re even harder not to snack on.
After the guacamole, a layer of quick and easy yogurt onion dip topping is added.
And last but not least, a spicy shrimp cooked in butter goes right on top.
All of these flavors and textures taste so good together on these shrimp tostadas.
The next big decision you’ll have to make is whether you pop the entire tostada in your mouth or eat it in a couple bites.
I guess the politest way would be to eat it in a couple bites but then it could get a little messy, so I vote for eating it all in one bite.
Plus, there’s the element of it tasting better when it’s all eaten together.
These are such a colorful appetizer that guests will spot them right away.
Let’s check out the ingredients.
Tortilla Rounds – corn tortillas, canola oil, salt and 2-1/2-inch diameter cookie cutter
Guacamole – ripe avocado, jalapeno pepper, onion, garlic, tomato, lime, cilantro and pepper
Yogurt Onion Dip – Greek nonfat yogurt and onion powder
Spicy Shrimp – deveined, peeled raw shrimp with the tails off, butter, Ancho chili powder, pepper and salt
HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE
A printable recipe with the measurements and instructions is located at the bottom of this post.
For the Tortilla Rounds:
Using a round cookie cutter, cut 3 tostada rounds from each tortilla.
Heat a small skillet on low to medium heat and add the canola oil.
Put one of the scraps from cutting the tortillas into the skillet to test the heat of the oil.
When the oil starts to bubble, remove the test scrap and put a few of the tostada shells in the pan.
As soon as the bottom sides of the shells are a golden color turn them over.
When both sides are a golden color remove them from the skillet and lay them on to a paper towel-lined plate.
Sprinkle salt on top.
Finish cooking the rounds in batches. Set aside.
For the Guacamole:
Cut the avocados in half length-wise and remove the seed.
Scoop out the avocado meat and add it to a medium size bowl.
To the bowl, add lime juice…
…and mash the avocado with a fork.
Next,
to the bowl, add the tomatoes, onions, and cilantro.
Then add the jalapenos and garlic…
…pepper, and…
…salt.
I happen to like a good amount of salt in guacamole but make sure to do a taste test and salt to your taste.
Adding just enough salt to guacamole really brings out the flavors.
Mix together and set aside.
For the Yogurt Onion Dip:
Mix the yogurt and onion powder together…
…and set aside in the fridge while making the shrimp.
For the Shrimp:
Heat a medium size skillet on low to medium heat and add butter.
Next, add chili powder,
pepper…
…and salt.
Stir together.
Add the shrimp.
When the bottom side of the shrimp turn white (about 1 or 2 minutes),
…turn them over and cook the other side for about the same amount of time or until they are thoroughly cooked.
Then remove the shrimp from the pan and set aside on a plate.
Drizzle any remaining butter from the pan over the shrimp.
Set aside for a moment.
For the Assembly:
Top each tostada round with guacamole.
Then top the guacamole with yogurt onion dip.
Next, top the yogurt onion dip with 1 shrimp per tostada.
Garnish the serving plate with…
…sprigs of cilantro and serve.
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Mini Spicy Shrimp Tostadas with Homemade Guacamole
Ingredients
For the Tortilla Rounds:
- 4 corn tortillas
- 1/4 cup canola oil or more depending on the size of the skillet
- Salt to taste
For the Guacamole:
- 2 ripe avocados
- 1/2 lime juiced
- 1/2 of a large Roma tomato chopped
- 1 jalapeno pepper stems and seeds removed, diced
- 2 small cloves garlic diced
- 2 tablespoons diced onion
- 1 tablespoon (heaping) chopped cilantro
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- Salt to taste
For the Yogurt Onion Dip:
- 1/4 cup Greek nonfat yogurt
- 4 dashes salt or add to taste
- 3 dashes ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
For the Spicy Shrimp:
- 12 large raw shrimp deveined and peeled with the tails off
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 teaspoon ancho chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3 dashes salt
Equipment
- Round cookie cutter (2-1/2 inches diameter)
Instructions
For the Tortilla Rounds:
- Using a small round cookie cutter, cut 3 tostada rounds from each tortilla.
- Heat a small skillet on low to medium heat and add canola oil. Put one of the scraps from cutting the tortillas into the skillet to test the heat of the oil. When the oil starts to bubble, remove the test scrap and put a few of the tostada shells in the pan.
- As soon as the bottom sides of the shells are a golden color turn them over. When both sides are a golden color remove them from the skillet and lay them on to a paper towel-lined plate.
- Sprinkle salt on top. Finish cooking the rounds in batches. Set aside.
For the Guacamole:
- Cut the avocados in half length-wise and remove the seed. Scoop out the avocado meat and add it to a medium size bowl.
- To the bowl, add lime juice and mash the avocado with a fork. Add the remaining ingredients and mix together. Do a quick taste test and add more salt if needed. Adding enough salt really brings out the flavor in guacamole.Set aside.
For the Yogurt Onion Dip:
- Mix all ingredients together and set aside in the fridge while making the shrimp.
For the Spicy Shrimp:
- Heat a medium size skillet on low to medium heat and add the butter. Add the shrimp, chili powder, pepper and salt. Stir together.
- When the bottom side of the shrimp turn white (about 1 or 2 minutes), turn them over and cook the other side for about the same amount of time or until the shrimp are thoroughly cooked.
- Then remove the shrimp from the pan and set aside on a plate. Drizzle any remaining butter from the pan over the shrimp. Set aside for a moment.
For the Assembly:
- Top each tostada round with guacamole. Then top the guacamole with yogurt onion dip.
- Next top the yogurt onion dip with 1 piece of shrimp per tostada. Garnish the serving plate with sprigs of cilantro and serve.
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These are beautiful and the recipe is so easy to follow. I’m making them this weekend. I have an incredible salsa recipe if you would like to try it. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
Hi Janet, thank you very much. I hope you enjoy them. And I’m always up for a salsa recipe! Salsa is one of my favorite toppings ever.
how much of this can you make ahead… and how far ahead?
would it be good if the shrimp are served cold?
thanks!
Hi Kristiaan, I think the yogurt onion dip and the guacamole could be made a couple days in advance. Just make sure to use enough lime juice in the guac (for example, if the lime you’re using doesn’t have a lot of juice, add a bit more); this way the guac should keep it’s bright color. The shrimp could be served cold but I would try to make them as close to the time when serving them as possible so they stay nice and fresh. I would try to assemble them as close to the serving time as possible so the chip stays crisp. Thank you so much for stopping by!
This looks great! Thanks for the recipe. I’m adding it to my recipe box.
So glad you like it. Thank you so much for stopping by!