Caribbean Shrimp Sliders with Mango Slaw Recipe, an easy appetizer! Football seems to be on everyone’s brains right now so I have a few appetizer and snack recipes coming up for the Superbowl or any occasion. March madness is also right around the corner! Today I have a cute little shrimp slider recipe perfect as an appetizer, snack, or even for a lunch or brunch. You can make many of the components ahead of time and assemble before serving.
You can make the slaw ahead of time, cover and refrigerate until later in the day or the next day. This fruity slaw is great on all sorts of sandwiches or a side dish.
For the shrimp patties you can use any kind of cracker or breadcrumbs, but I used Ritz crackers. It took about 25 crackers. You can crush them with your hands or place in a food processor or in a bag then crush with a glass to get crumbs. Mix the shrimp in carefully until just combined. Be sure to form the patties into a similar size as your rolls. I like to bake my patties on silpats or parchment paper for each cleanup. You could also use aluminum foil that has been lightly sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. You’ll know the patties are done when the shrimp has turned pink and the patties are golden brown.
These Caribbean Shrimp Sliders with Mango Slaw will make you forget it’s the middle of winter!
Caribbean Shrimp Sliders with Mango Slaw
Ingredients
Slaw:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/4 teaspoon Caribbean seasoning
- 1 1/2 cup coleslaw mix (cabbage & carrot)
- 1/2 cup mango finely chopped
- 1/4 cup red onion finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro chopped
- 1 teaspoon jalapeno minced
Patties:
- 1 cup finely crushed crackers (or panko breadcrumbs)
- 1 large egg lightly beaten
- 2 teaspoons Caribbean seasoning
- 1 pound medium raw shrimp peeled, deveined, & coarsely chopped
- 8 small slider rolls split & lightly toasted if desired
Instructions
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper, silpat, or aluminum foil that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
- In medium mixing bowl, whisk together olive oil, limejuice, honey, and 1/4 teaspoon Caribbean seasoning. Stir in slaw mix, mango, red onion, cilantro, and jalapeno until combined. Set aside or cover and store in refrigerator until ready to serve.
- In a large mixing bowl mix together cracker (or bread) crumbs, egg, and 2 teaspoons Caribbean seasoning until just combined. Carefully fold in shrimp.
- Form shrimp mixture into 8 small patties (to fit rolls) and place on prepared baking sheet. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate about 30 minutes or until ready to bake.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Remove shrimp cakes from refrigerator, remove plastic wrap, then bake about 10-15 minutes or until cooked through and shrimp is pink.
- To assemble, place a shrimp patty on the bottom side of each roll. Top with coleslaw then top roll. Secure with toothpicks if desired.
Notes
Nutrition:
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Lisa Huff is a Cookbook Author, Freelance Recipe Developer, Food Photographer, Blogger/Writer, and award-winning home chef. She loves creating unique recipes from healthy to decadent including cocktails, appetizers, main dishes, dessert recipes and more and has appeared on various shows, publications, and websites.
The shrimp came out pretty flavorless. I wish I had taken the remaining jerk spices in a shaker for our picnic to spice these up a bit more. From now on I will always marinate shrimp so there’s already flavor on them.
Love that these aren’t fried!
These look so good — healthy, too! I’ve never heard of Caribbean seasoning — what’s in it?
Tracy, there are all different kinds of Caribbean seasonings out there including Caribbean “jerk” seasoning. I think I used the “jerk” seasoning this time but have had other Caribbean seasonings. I believe they usually have citrus and peppers, and of course salt/pepper, but they vary a lot and vary as far as spiciness. I believe The Spice House and Penzey’s both carry a variety.