Spicy Mexican Shrimp Cocktail

Spicy Mexican Shrimp Cocktail

Cooked shrimp are chilled in a tomato-juice cocktail with avocado, red onion, and cilantro. The addition of habanero and jalapeno chiles brings the heat.

Preparation Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Calories
226 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
Mix shrimp, red onion, habanero pepper, cilantro, jalapeno pepper, and garlic in a large bowl; add tomato and clam juice cocktail, lime juice, ketchup, horseradish, and hot pepper sauce and stir. Season mixture with salt. Gently stir avocado into the mixture taking care to not mash the avocado.
Step 2
Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours before serving.

Ingredients

  • salt to taste
  • 1 tablespoon crushed garlic
  • 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce, or to taste
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, diced
  • 1 habanero pepper, diced
  • 2 pounds cooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1 ripe avocado - peeled, pitted, and chopped
  • 0.25 cup fresh lime juice
  • 0.5 cup finely chopped red onion
  • 0.25 cup ketchup
  • 0.25 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
  • 1.5 cups tomato and clam juice cocktail
  • 0.25 cup prepared horseradish

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