Original Mexican Shrimp Cocktail recipe

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Ingredients

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

Nutrition Info

333 calories
carbohydrate: 28.7 g
cholesterol: 172.6 mg
fat: 16 g
fiber: 9 g
protein: 22.8 g
saturatedFat: 2.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 934.9 mg
sugar: 13.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  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.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

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!

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