Coconut Shrimp with California Avocado Hot Sauce - California Avocados

Ingredients

• 1 lb. shrimp, medium-sized, peeled and deveined
• 1 tsp. paprika
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• 1/8 tsp. salt, or to taste
• 1/8 tsp. pepper, or to taste
• 1/8 tsp. black pepper, or to taste
• 1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
• 1 cup coconut flakes
• 1 cup panko bread crumbs
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• California Avocado Hot Sauce, (see make-ahead recipe below)
• California Avocado Hot Sauce Ingredients:
• 2 jalapeno peppers, stemmed, seeded and sliced in half lengthwise
• 1 1/2 ripe, Fresh California Avocado, peeled, seeded and chopped
• 1 clove garlic
• 1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped
• 1/2 lime, juiced
• 1/4 cup white vinegar
• 2 tsp. olive oil
• 1 tsp. water