Recipe Details

Authentic Mexican Shrimp Cocktail (Coctel de Camarones estilo Mexicano)

This truly authentic Mexican shrimp cocktail with plenty of spicy flavors, cucumber, jalapeno, and avocado makes a very refreshing summer appetizer.

Makes:4 servings

Ingredients

⅓ cup Spanish onion, chopped
¼ cup freshly squeezed lime juice
1 pound chilled cooked medium shrimp - peeled, deveined, and tails removed
2 roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped
1 cucumber, finely chopped
1 stalk celery, finely chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
1½ cups chilled tomato and clam juice cocktail (such as Clamato®)
1 cup chilled ketchup (such as Heinz®)
1 bunch fresh cilantro - stems discarded and leaves chopped
2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce (such as Valentina®)
2 avocados - peeled, pitted, and chopped

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Directions

Prep:45 mCook:Ready:1 h 45 m

Gather all ingredients.
Mix onion with lime juice in a small bowl and allow to stand for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, toss shrimp, roma tomatoes, cucumber, celery, jalapeno, salt, and black pepper in a medium bowl until thoroughly combined.
Whisk tomato and clam juice cocktail, ketchup, cilantro, and hot pepper sauce in a separate bowl; stir dressing into shrimp mixture.
Gently fold in avocados. Stir in onion mixture. Cover and chill thoroughly, at least 1 hour.
Enjoy!