Aguachile

Prep time: 10 min
Servings: 2
Yield: 2 servings

Description

Cold, spicy aguachile is a Mexican dish made with fresh shrimp marinated in a serrano-lime mixture and topped with red onions, avocados, and cucumbers.

Ingredients

1 pound large shrimp - peeled, deveined and butterflied
1 1/4 cups fresh squeezed lime juice
4 fresh serrano chiles
1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided, or to taste
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
1 avocado - peeled, pitted, and sliced
1 cucumber, sliced

Directions

1 Divide shrimp onto two shallow plates.
2 Blend lime juice, chiles, cilantro leaves and stems, and 1 teaspoon salt in a blender until smooth. Pour 1/2 of the mixture over each plate of shrimp.
3 Cover and marinate in the refrigerator until shrimp turn opaque and white, 15 to 25 minutes.
4 To serve, top each plate with red onion and avocado. Place cucumber around the edges. Sprinkle with remaining salt.