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Coctel de Camarones (Mexican Shrimp Cocktail)

This shrimp cocktail with a spicy cocktail sauce made with freshly chopped red onions, cilantro, and avocados is the perfect light and easy appetizer or healthy lunch, especially during hot months.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
17 mins
Servings: 4 to 6 servings
Calories: 252 kcal
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

Mexican Shrimp Cocktail:
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 1 1/2 cups vegetable juice recommend V8
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons horseradish (add more or less according to spicy tolerance)
  • Juice of 2 limes
  • 1/2 teaspoon bottled hot sauce recommend Tabasco
  • 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 cup diced red onion
  • 1 Jalapeño diced (optional)
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
  • 1 pound medium to large shrimp shelled, deveined, and cooked
  • 1 avocado pitted, peeled, and chopped
  • Saltine crackers or tortilla chips for serving

Instructions

Mexican Shrimp Cocktail:
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  1. Stir together the ketchup, vegetable juice, horseradish, lime juice, hot sauce, and garlic powder until well combined. Taste and add more chile or hot sauce if you would like it spicier.
  2. Add the onion, jalapeno (if using), cilantro, and shrimp and mix well. Gently stir in the avocado.
  3. Cover and refrigerate 2 to 3 hours.
  4. Serve in 4-ounce glasses with saltine crackers or corn tortilla chips.

Notes

  • If cooking shrimp, simply salt 5 cups water (like the sea) and bring to a boil and add the shrimp. Poach the shrimp in boiling water for 2 minutes or until they turn pink. Drain and transfer shrimp to a bowl of ice water and set aside.
  • Traditionally this shrimp cocktail is served with saltine crackers.
  • Refrigerate this shrimp cocktail for up to 3 days. If it starts to smell overly fishy, discard it immediately.
  • Nutrition facts only include Shrimp Cocktail, no crackers/chips.

Nutrition Information

Calories 252kcal (13%) Carbohydrates 17g (6%) Protein 25g (50%) Fat 9g (14%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Cholesterol 286mg (95%) Sodium 1328mg (55%) Potassium 630mg (18%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 10g (20%) Vitamin A 1076IU (22%) Vitamin C 41mg (46%) Calcium 190mg (19%) Iron 3mg (17%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4to 6 servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 252

% Daily Value*

Calories 252kcal 13%
Carbohydrates 17g 6%
Protein 25g 50%
Fat 9g 14%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol 286mg 95%
Sodium 1328mg 55%
Potassium 630mg 13%
Fiber 4g 16%
Sugar 10g 20%
Vitamin A 1076IU 22%
Vitamin C 41mg 46%
Calcium 190mg 19%
Iron 3mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.