Original Mexican Shrimp Cocktail

Surprise your guests with this delicioso appetizer! This Mexican shrimp cocktail begins any taco, enchilada, burrito, or tostada night with a bang! Don't expect to have anything left over but an empty dish. Try it without the shrimp for those who don't like seafood. Serve with saltine crackers or tortilla chips as an alternative! Enjoy!

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 333 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 clove garlic, minced
• ½ cup ketchup
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 teaspoons lime juice
• 4 roma (plum) tomatoes, diced
• ½ cup prepared salsa
• 2 ripe avocados - peeled, pitted, and cubed
• 1 cup sweet onion (such as Vidalia®), diced
• ½ cup tomato and clam juice cocktail
• 2 tablespoons prepared salsa verde
• 2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce (such as Tapatio®)
• 1 pound frozen cooked shrimp - thawed, peeled, and deveined

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix 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; cover and refrigerate until cold, about 1 hour. Cut tails from shrimp, if present, and gently fold into tomato mixture; stir avocado into shrimp cocktail.