SPICY MEXICAN SHRIMP COCKTAIL

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Cooked shrimp are chilled in a spicy tomato-juice cocktail with avocado, red onion, and cilantro. Serve in one large bowl or ladle into individual bowls.

Provided by Rich

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Spicy

Time 2h15m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

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Ingredients

2 pounds cooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
½ cup finely chopped red onion
1 habanero pepper, diced
¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, diced
1 tablespoon crushed garlic
1 ½ cups tomato and clam juice cocktail
¼ cup fresh lime juice
¼ cup ketchup
¼ cup prepared horseradish
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce, or to taste
salt to taste
1 ripe avocado - peeled, pitted, and chopped

Steps:

Mix shrimp, red onion, habanero pepper, cilantro, jalapeno pepper, and garlic in a large bowl; add tomato and clam juice cocktail, lime juice, ketchup, horseradish, and hot pepper sauce and stir. Season mixture with salt. Gently stir avocado into the mixture taking care to not mash the avocado.
Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 226 calories, Carbohydrate 16.1 g, Cholesterol 230.4 mg, Fat 6.3 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 26.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 662.3 mg, Sugar 6.2 g