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Mexican Shrimp Cocktail with Avocado Salsa
Mexican recipes do not get much easier than this one because you simply combine everything to make the finished shrimp and avocado cocktail recipe. You can use spicy vegetable juice or regular vegetable juice, depending on how spicy you want your shrimp cocktail.
Because you simply have to combine everything to make this recipe for Mexican shrimp cocktail, it is a very quick recipe to make if everything is already chilled. You can use ready cooked shrimp to save time or steam or boil your own. Remember that shrimp cook really fast. Once they are pink, they are done. This is a very tasty appetizer recipe and it goes nicely before many kinds of savory Mexican main course recipes.
A lot of Mexican food combines soft, aromatic flavors with stronger, sharper ones and the shrimp and avocados in this Mexican food recipe are livened up with the sharp flavors of the onion, Tabasco sauce and lime juice. This is a really tasty Mexican shrimp cocktail, as well as a colorful and aromatic one. If you want to enjoy something with a bold, lively flavor, this easy recipe is one of the best Mexican shrimp cocktail recipes ever and you will really like it.
Shrimp and Avocado Cocktail
Ingredients -
2 avocados, chopped
2 cucumbers, peeled, seeded and chopped
6 cups V8 vegetable juice
2 limes, quartered
1 lb large shrimp, peeled, de-veined and steamed
½ teaspoon Tabasco sauce
½ bunch cilantro, chopped
1 red onion, chopped
Lime wedges to serve
Preparation:
Mix everything together in a big, non-reactive container.
Chill and serve with limes and Tabasco sauce.
(Serves 4)
Photo Description:
This Mexican shrimp cocktail is so colorful and appetizing. The pink of the shrimp, the red of the tomato and the green of the cucumber and avocado make this dish look so tempting. You can see from the picture how arranging one big, juicy shrimp on top looks really good, especially if you leave the tail on. In fact you can leave all the tails on but it is best to peel the shrimp so people can eat them more easily and not have to stop every time they want to eat a shrimp and have to peel them.
