Original Mexican Shrimp Cocktail

Description

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!

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

Instructions

  1. Mix roma tomatoes
  2. sweet onion
  3. ketchup
  4. tomato and clam juice cocktail
  5. salsa
  6. cilantro
  7. salsa verde
  8. lime juice
  9. hot pepper sauce
  10. and garlic in a glass salad bowl; cover and refrigerate until cold
  11. about 1 hour. Cut tails from shrimp
  12. if present
  13. and gently fold into tomato mixture; stir avocado into shrimp cocktail.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Servings: 4

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