Authentic Mexican Shrimp Cocktail (Coctel de Camarones estilo Mexicano)
Description
This truly authentic Mexican shrimp cocktail with plenty of spicy flavors, cucumber, jalapeno, and avocado makes a very refreshing summer appetizer.
Ingredients
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1/3 cup Spanish onion, chopped
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1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
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1 pound chilled cooked medium shrimp - peeled, deveined, and tails removed
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2 roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped
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1 cucumber, finely chopped
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1 stalk celery, finely chopped
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1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
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2 teaspoons salt
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2 teaspoons ground black pepper
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1 1/2 cups chilled tomato and clam juice cocktail (such as Clamato®)
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1 cup chilled ketchup (such as Heinz®)
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1 bunch fresh cilantro - stems discarded and leaves chopped
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2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce (such as Valentina®)
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2 avocados - peeled, pitted, and chopped
Directions
1
Gather all ingredients.
2
Mix onion with lime juice in a small bowl and allow to stand for 10 minutes.
3
Meanwhile, toss shrimp, roma tomatoes, cucumber, celery, jalapeno, salt, and black pepper in a medium bowl until thoroughly combined.
4
Whisk tomato and clam juice cocktail, ketchup, cilantro, and hot pepper sauce in a separate bowl; stir dressing into shrimp mixture.
5
Gently fold in avocados. Stir in onion mixture. Cover and chill thoroughly, at least 1 hour.
6
Enjoy!