Authentic Mexican Shrimp Cocktail Recipe (Coctel de Camarones)

Ingredients

• 0.33 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

Instructions

1. Gather all ingredients for your Mexican shrimp cocktail.
2. In a small bowl, combine onion and lime juice. Let it stand for 10 minutes, allowing the flavors to meld.
3. In a medium bowl, thoroughly combine the shrimp, Roma tomatoes, cucumber, celery, jalapeno, salt, and black pepper.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk together tomato and clam juice cocktail, ketchup, cilantro, and hot pepper sauce. Then, stir this zesty dressing into the shrimp mixture.
5. Gently fold in the avocados and stir in the onion mixture. Cover the cocktail and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour to allow the flavors to fully develop.
6. Serve and enjoy your delicious Coctel de Camarones!

Nutrition

• Calories: 410 kcal
• Fat Content: 17 g
• Fiber Content: 9 g
• Sugar Content: 21 g
• Sodium Content: 2626 mg
• Protein Content: 29 g
• Cholesterol Content: 221 mg
• Carbohydrate Content: 42 g
• Saturated Fat Content: 3 g
• Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g