Tons of flavor in this quick, anti-inflammatory turmeric garlic shrimp dish! The perfect balance of flavors – ready in under 30 minutes.
Turmeric Garlic Shrimp
A lot of you have been asking for anti-inflammatory recipes, and I have many on my site, I just have to go through them to label them so I thought I would start with this one. This healthy turmeric garlic shrimp is made with a colorful raw cabbage and mango salad and lime dressing. It’s colorful and vibrant, loaded with anti-inflammatory ingredients like olive oil, turmeric, mango and red cabbage.
Why I Love This Turmeric Garlic Shrimp
- Anti-Inflammatory: Making it an ideal choice for those looking to enjoy a delicious meal that also supports overall health and well-being.
- Delicious and Colorful: I always try to eat the rainbow when creating healthy dishes.
- Perfect for most diet restrictions: aside from being anti-inflammatory, it’s also gluten-free, low-carb, paleo, whole30 and of course weight watchers friendly!
Anti-Inflammatory Ingredients:
Many of the ingredients you listed have anti-inflammatory properties and offer various health benefits:
- Olive Oil: A staple in the Mediterranean diet, olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fats.
- Limes: High in vitamin C and antioxidants
- Black Pepper: Contains piperine, which has been noted for its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antibacterial effects.
- Red Cabbage: A cruciferous vegetable high in antioxidants such as anthocyanins and vitamin C.
- Mango: Rich in vitamins, especially vitamin C and beta-carotene, mangoes have been shown to have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
- Red Onion: Contains quercetin, an antioxidant that can fight inflammation and boost immune function.
- Cilantro: Offers anti-inflammatory benefits due to its antioxidants.
- Shrimp: While shrimp is not typically known for its anti-inflammatory properties, it is a good source of lean protein and part of a healthy, balanced diet.
- Garlic: Known for its immune-boosting and anti-inflammatory properties, garlic contains compounds like allicin that can help reduce inflammation and offer other health benefits.
- Turmeric: Contains curcumin, a compound well-documented for its potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects.
- Cumin: Has been used for its digestive, anticancer, and anti-inflammatory properties, though its anti-inflammatory effects are less powerful compared to ingredients like turmeric.
- Crushed Red Pepper Flakes: Contain capsaicin, which has been studied for its pain-relief and anti-inflammatory properties.
How To Make Turmeric Shrimp
I seasoned the shrimp with turmeric, cumin and red pepper flakes, then gave it a quick saute with garlic and finished it with some fresh lime juice and cilantro.
To balance out the heat (it’s mild, although you can make it spicier or leave milder to your taste) I served this over a quick slaw with sweet mango, red cabbage and lime juice. My husband gave it two thumbs up!
More Anti-Inflammatory Recipes
- Salmon Avocado Salad
- Turmeric Roasted Sweet Potato Soup
- Turmeric Chicken Noodle Soup
- Citrus Immunity Shots
- Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Soup
Turmeric Garlic Shrimp with Cabbage-Mango Slaw
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp plus 1 tsp olive oil
- 2 limes, divided
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/8 ground black pepper
- 1/2 head red cabbage, shredded (12 oz total)
- 1 8 oz mango, julienned
- 1/4 small red onion, sliced into thin strips
- 2 tbsp fresh chopped cilantro, divided
- 28 (1 lb) peeled and deveined extra large shrimp
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 3/4 tsp turmeric
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- 1/8 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Combine 1 tbsp olive oil, juice of 1 lime, 3/4 tsp of the salt and pepper.
- Toss with the cabbage, red onion, mango and 1 tbsp fresh cilantro.
- Combine shrimp with the remaining salt, turmeric, crushed red pepper flakes and cumin.
- In a large deep nonstick saute pan over medium-high heat, add 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil, and cook half of the shrimp 1 1/2 to 2 minutes on each side, until shrimp is cooked through and opaque.
- Set aside, add the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of oil and remaining shrimp and cook until shrimp is cooked through and opaque adding the crushed garlic the last minute.
- Return all the shrimp to the skillet, stir to combine with garlic.
- Remove from heat, squeeze lime over shrimp and toss with cilantro.
- Divide the salad (about 1 1/4 cups) and shrimp between 4 plates.
Amazing!! Adults and kids loved the dish!
Awesome!
Absolutely delicious and very easy to make. Bought fresh shrimp from the NC coast. I will definitely be making this again!
This was good, definitely more of a clean eating recipe. We don’t like mango, so I made the slaw without it and adding a spoonful of sweetener. The shrimp were great, slaw was pretty good. I felt really good after eating this, so it must be healthy.
Very tasty and filling. Enjoyed by all the family.
This is so good! The mango adds the perfect sweetness to the slaw and the shrimp is perfect.
Great Mediterranean flavor. I love this recipe.
Delicious!!!
Wow! Made this for lunch for the week and it is so good!!
GREAT!
We made this for dinner last night and it was amazing! We ended up splitting it, which ended up in a perfect serving size for us. It was delicious and easy to prepare. It will definitely be added to our rotation.
Yummmm
Refreshing 🙂
Super easy weeknight meal that was a taste sensation and looked gorgeous on my plate!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Made this for dinner, only had green cabbage and parsley but it was so tangy and delicious! Added a piece of whole grain toast. Highly recommend!
I don’t know how I missed this recipe in the past but it is PHENOMENAL!! I never knew turmeric and cumin could make such a fantastic combination. I’m definitely using the spice mixture on other proteins. If I could give more than 5 stars I would!
I followed the recipe and it was great!!! A keeper and we will repeat w the other half head cabbage
Great!!
So good!
Would frozen mango cubes work in this recipe ?
Sure
This was AMAZING!
This one is a favorite!
I made this recipe exactly as written, no substitutions. It was fantastic! Full of flavor, yet still light and fresh. One tip, though. If you handle the shrimp after they’ve been tossed with the turmeric, it will stain your nails yellow. So maybe use tongs for that.
We love, love, loved the slaw! Very colorful. Beautiful presentation. We were still hungry after a single portion, so I would add rice, beans, or something else on the side. The shrimp were good. I think better would be scallops or a white fish. But delish.. I may do the slaw with a fire shrimp recipe on top. Or, add a minced habanero pepper to the whole thing. We’ll definitely keep this in our rotation.
Now, I have a craving for scallops.
I even enjoy eating them raw.
It was really delicious! It felt a bit fancy and summery, like an interesting dish we might get on vacation at a beach resort. We paired it with frozen egg-rolls. Quite beautiful on the plate. Hubby and I each ate 2 servings.
Next time, I will make th me cabbage slaw a littler earlier in the day and refrigerate so I can clean-up my little chilling mess, then do the shrimp just when we are ready to eat. Done this way it would be a great light meal for guests.
Put this on some corn tortilla and topped with avocado – SO GOOD and so satisfying
This was fantastic! So fresh tasting and really easy. We had it with a side of black beans. I love that it would taste good hot or cold leftover for lunch. It was surprisingly filling too.
I made this for dinner this evening with some brown rice and it was excellent – really fresh and tasty!
Refreshing and delicious! I love recipes like this that are flavorful but don’t require a laundry list of ingredients and an hour of prep work. The mango slaw is a revelation on its own – I would pair it with any summery main but the shrimp definitely works well. Thank you!!
As I had leftover red cabbage, this was a great use for it. I love shrimp in most any form so that also made it a good choice. A nice light summer dinner was had with this recipe.
Oooo, SO good! Hubby loves it too. This will be a go to during the hot summer months for sure!
this recipe needs more 5 star comments, it’s that good! Loved it
Do you think I could make this with cod fish instead of shrimp? It looks yummy, but I don’t have shrimp in the house. Thanks!
I haven’t tried this but if you do, let me know how it comes out!
Made this twice already and again tonight. Never change a thing but I’m serving with corn tortillas tonight so we can change it up a bit and make it tacos!
Mmmm!!! This was absolutely delicious, so fresh tasting and flavorful. I would LOVE to see more variations of recipes like this. Thank you!!
Just made this, replaced the mango with pineapple as I had one that needed using, served it along with brown rice and plantain and it was utterly delicious! Another SkinnyTaste home run 😉
Thank you Lucy!
Make this in 10 minutes so delicious !!!
Delish! The presentation was fabulous, and we particularly enjoyed the slaw. I wasn’t sure how to julienne the mango so I you tubed it. LOL I will probably make a paste from the spices next time. Just because I like to mix things up sometimes. Thanks for another winner!
I only have lemon…not lime…will this dramatically change the taste?
Slightly but should taste fine!
do you serve this with anything else like rice? Or is it filling enough for dinner by itself?
My plan was to serve it with Black rice, but I forgot that until I read your post! My husband is a 6’5 construction worker and he had a salad before then a double portion of the shrimp with a single portion of the cabbage and is a happy man!
I also add shredded apples and carrots and it’s great
Could you throw it all in a tortilla for tacos? Corn or flour?
Sure, would be great!
How many calories for just the shrimp without the slaw? I don’t have cabbage but I want to make the shrimp tonight.
Not sure off hand
Fantastic! Used a “Power Slaw” mix for the vegetables and giant Tiger Prawns from Costco. This came together in a snap.
So glad you liked it!
Delicious! I cooked beans too just in case my picky son wouldn't eat it, and he loved it! Big hit.
This was delicious!!
I really want to try this recipe but I really don't care for cilantro at all. Is there a reasonable substitute for this dish?
Just leave it out
I can't wait to try this recipe! I have made so many of your recipes off your blog and cookbook and am never disappointed. My favorite so far were the chocolate stout cupcakes! I always find it difficult to work with mango, do you have any secrets for easy mango prepping or do you buy it already peeled and sliced?
I do it myself, but it would be quicker to buy it already peeled.
I’ve actually purchased a bag of frozen mango from the store for my smoothies n let some thaw to use for this recipe. Worked perfectly!
I made this last night. It was absolutely delicious but MAN it gave me the most horrendous, uncontrollable gas!! I had to open every window in my house. I think it was the shrimp, it did not agree with me. The dish was so good it was almost worth it though. Thanks for the recipe!
favorite comment ever.
Delish. Probably not the shrimp. Cabbage is second only to beans in producing gas. Next time use Beano
It works
What else would work instead of mango?
I would guess that papaya would work well.
Papaya would be great
pinning it, because i WILL be having this for dinner one night next week!
On the menu for this weekend!
Made this dish last night and it was really yummy! I forgot to pick up a red onion so that was omitted this time. I'm sure it will be even better when I add it next time. I'm looking forward to throwing the leftovers over some fresh spinach for lunch later today.
Forgot to mention that I left the cilantro at the grocery store for people who like it. We're just not fans of that stuff.
Do you think regular (I guess you'd say white) cabbage would work with this? I don't like the red one at all
I love, love, love shrimp in any form. Now this had me salivating. My default cabbage is the white one but this recipe makes a good case for trying out the red one. Awesome!
Looks colorful, healthy and delicious xo Catherine
Love this! What a bright dish filled with colour!