Juicy and Spicy Ceviche

Prep time: 20 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

This is a super juicy and spicy mixed seafood ceviche with tomatoes, red onion, avocado, and cilantro. A very refreshing appetizer on a hot day!

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds cooked seafood mix (such as octopus, squid, shrimp, and surimi)
1 cup lime juice
2 roma (plum) tomatoes, diced
1 small red onion, diced
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce (such as Frank's RedHot®)
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 bunch cilantro, chopped
1 avocado - peeled, pitted and diced

Directions

1 Stir seafood mix and lime juice together in a large, non-metallic bowl; let stand 10 minutes. Fold in diced tomatoes and onion; cover, and refrigerate 30 minutes. Whisk together Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, tomato paste, cayenne pepper, cumin, chili powder, and salt in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
2 After 30 minutes, gently stir 1/2 of the tomato paste mixture into seafood mixture. Cover remaining tomato paste mixture and seafood mixture. Return both to the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
3 After another 30 minutes, gently stir the remaining tomato paste mixture into ceviche, cover, and refrigerate another 30 minutes.
4 Gently stir cilantro and diced avocado into ceviche before serving.