Easy Mexican Shrimp Cocktail
Mexican Shrimp Cocktail is a delicious, easy summer appetizer that's packed with tender cooked shrimp and veggies in a spiced cocktail sauce.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 178kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound chilled cooked medium shrimp deveined, and tails removed (*see notes)
- ⅓ cup red onion chopped
- 2 Roma tomatoes chopped
- ½ English cucumber finely chopped
- 1 stalk celery finely chopped
- 1 jalapeno pepper or serrano pepper seeded if desired for less heat, and finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
- 1 ½ cups chilled Clamato juice tomato and clam juice cocktail
- ½ cup ketchup chilled
- ¼ cup lime juice freshly squeezed
- 1 cup fresh cilantro chopped, stems discarded
- 2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce
- 2 avocados chopped
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the chopped onion, Roma tomatoes, cucumber, celery, jalapeño, salt, and pepper. Add the cooked, chilled shrimp and toss gently to combine.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the Clamato juice cocktail, ketchup, cilantro, lime juice, and hot pepper sauce. Pour the sauce over the shrimp and vegetable mixture and gently toss until evenly coated.
- Fold in the diced avocados just before chilling or serving. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, or until ready to serve, for the best flavor. Serve chilled.
Notes
Cooking Shrimp for Shrimp Cocktail:
Fill a saucepan with water. Add ½ onion, cut into chunks, 4 garlic cloves, and 1 lemon, halved. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
Add the peeled and deveined shrimp with the tails removed. I like to leave the tails on 6 shrimp for garnishing. Immediately turn off the heat and let the shrimp cook in the hot liquid for 1 to 3 minutes, or until they are pink, opaque, and cooked through.
Drain and discard the cooking liquid and aromatics. Chill the shrimp until ready to make the cocktail.
Nutrition
Calories: 178kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 91mg | Sodium: 1038mg | Potassium: 585mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 533IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 1mg