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Authentic Mexican Shrimp Cocktail (Coctel De Camarones Estilo Mexicano)

Ingredients

1/3 cup Spanish onion, chopped

1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice

1 1/2 - 2 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 jalapeño pepper, seeded and finely chopped

2 teaspoons salt

2 teaspoons ground black pepper

1 1/2 cups chilled tomato and clam juice cocktail (such as Clamato®)

1 cup chilled ketchup

1 bunch fresh cilantro - stems discarded and leaves chopped

2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce (such as Crystal®)

2 avocados - peeled, pitted, and chopped

Directions

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 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. Cover and chill thoroughly, at least 1 hour.

Nutrition

Calories: 410 kcal
Total Carbohydrates: 41.8g
Cholesterol: 221 mg
Total Fat: 16.5 g
Protein: 28.8 g
Sodium: 2626 mg