Original Mexican Shrimp Cocktail

Original Mexican Shrimp Cocktail

Shrimp with tomatoes, avocados, sweet onion, and cilantro bask in a zesty tomato salsa for an appetizer that looks beautiful served in a glass salad bowl.

Preparation Time
30 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Calories
333 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
Mix together Roma tomatoes, sweet onion, ketchup, tomato and clam juice cocktail, salsa, cilantro, salsa verde, lime juice, hot pepper sauce, and garlic in a glass salad bowl until well combined; cover the bowl and refrigerate until cold, about 1 hour.
Step 2
Cut tails from shrimp, if present, and gently fold into chilled tomato mixture. Stir avocado into shrimp cocktail until incorporated.

Ingredients

  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
  • 2 teaspoons lime juice
  • 4 roma (plum) tomatoes, diced
  • 2 ripe avocados - peeled, pitted, and cubed
  • 1 cup sweet onion (such as Vidalia®), diced
  • 2 tablespoons prepared salsa verde
  • 2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce (such as Tapatio®)
  • 1 pound frozen cooked shrimp - thawed, peeled, and deveined
  • 0.5 cup ketchup
  • 0.5 cup tomato and clam juice cocktail
  • 0.5 cup prepared salsa

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