This bright and flavorful shrimp cocktail is ideal as a fresh appetizer or a light meal on warm days. Bursting with citrus, spice, and creamy avocado — your taste buds will dance!
Ingredients:
2 lbs jumbo shrimp
2 celery stalks, thinly sliced
1 jalapeño, seeded and finely chopped
1 cucumber, chopped
2 ripe avocados, peeled, pitted, and diced
2 handfuls fresh cilantro, chopped
½ small white or yellow onion, finely diced
Juice and zest of 2 limes
Juice and zest of 1 orange
11.5 oz can tomato juice
½ cup tomato sauce
2 garlic cloves, grated
Hot sauce, to taste
Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions:
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Instructions:
Boil a large pot of water. Add shrimp and cook until they curl into a loose “C” and are fully cooked. Drain and cool in ice water or under cold running water. Chop shrimp into bite-sized pieces.
In a big bowl, mix shrimp, celery, jalapeño, cucumber, avocado, cilantro, and onion.
In a separate bowl, whisk lime juice, orange juice, tomato juice, tomato sauce, garlic, hot sauce, salt, and pepper. Pour over shrimp mixture and stir gently.
Refrigerate for at least 1 hour to blend flavors. Serve chilled and enjoy the fiesta!
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