Authentic Mexican Shrimp Cocktail (Coctel de Camarones estilo Mexicano)

Name: Authentic Mexican Shrimp Cocktail (Coctel de Camarones estilo Mexicano)
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 0.33333334326744 cup Spanish onion, chopped; 0.25 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; 1.5 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

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

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Authentic Mexican Shrimp Cocktail (Coctel de Camarones estilo Mexicano)

Total

1h 45m

Servings

4

Difficulty

Medium

Est. Cost

$26–$43

Recipe Source

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Ingredients

0.33333334326744 cup Spanish onion, chopped
0.25 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
1.5 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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Instructions

1
Gather all ingredients.
2
Mix onion with lime juice in a small bowl and allow to stand for 10 minutes.
3
Meanwhile, toss shrimp, roma tomatoes, cucumber, celery, jalapeno, salt, and black pepper in a medium bowl until thoroughly combined.
4
Whisk tomato and clam juice cocktail, ketchup, cilantro, and hot pepper sauce in a separate bowl; stir dressing into shrimp mixture.
5
Gently fold in avocados. Stir in onion mixture. Cover and chill thoroughly, at least 1 hour.
6
Enjoy!