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Avocado and Lime Shrimp Cocktail

June 30, 2014 by Joy the Baker 31 Comments

Avocado and Lime Shrimp Cocktail

I think we’re obligated to treat ourselves to some proper summer days this season.  Lazy days with sunshine, iced tea, and a cool breeze if we can get it.

I had a proper Summer Sunday this past weekend, and I have the pink toasted skin to prove it.  I tend to be really bad at sitting on the beach with loads of free time and not even one bar of cell service, but the shores of Mississippi are slowly teaching me a thing or two about slowing down and unwinding.  I’m also re-reading Emily Freeman’s A Million Little Ways which is very much like food for the soul.

Speaking of food… that’s why we’re here, right?

Hot summer days calls for light and fresh foods… and beignets, but that’s always.

Avocado and Lime Shrimp Cocktail

I have been craving a shrimp cocktail dish that doesn’t involve cocktail glasses filled with sweet ketchup and dangling pink shrimp.  I found this recipe for something called Mexican Shrimp Cocktail that combines my love for avocado and salsa with my love for shrimp cocktail.  It’s fresh and spicy and I totally used store bought Pico de Gallo because all of that chopping would work up an unnecessary sweat.

Avocado and Lime Shrimp Cocktail

Ketchup adds a sweet base to this shrimp-y cocktail.  Pico de Gallo is a mixture of tomato, onion, and jalapeño… which adds a nice spice to balance the sweet.  I added lime juice and hot sauce, too.  A generous amount.  Fresh cilantro.  Fresh avocado.  Salt and pepper to taste!

It’s too easy (in the best way ever).

Avocado and Lime Shrimp Cocktail

I served this Avocado and Lime Shrimp Cocktail chilled with freshly fried corn tortillas.  Extra lime wedges for a kick.  Extra salsa for jazz hands.  Serve with super cold beer if you know what’s what.

Happy Summer to us!

 

Avocado and Lime Shrimp Cocktail

makes 4 large or six smaller servings

Print this Recipe!

1 pound chilled peeled, deveined and steamed shrimp and tails removed

2/3 cup ketchup

2/3 cup Pico de Gallo

1/3 cup fresh lime juice

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

3 tablespoons hot sauce (like Tabasco or Crystal)

sea salt and fresh cracked black pepper to taste

1 ripe avocado, sliced into chunks

1/4 cup cilantro, coarsely chopped

tortilla chips for serving

lime wedges for serving

In a medium bowl, stir together ketchup, Pico de Gallo, lime juice, olive oil and hot sauce.  Taste a bit of the mixture and add more hot sauce, salt and pepper to your taste.

Add the steamed and chilled shrimp, the avocado, and the cilantro.  Stir to combine.  Taste again and season accordingly.

Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour before serving.  Serve chilled with crisp tortilla chips.  

Recipe adapted slightly from The Hot Sauce Cookbook.  

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  1. Cat (@oddlylovely)

    June 30, 2014 at 12:29 pm

    Holy cow, this sounds ridiculously good. Avocado and shrimp are definitely two of my favorite foods, so I’m all about any combo of those. Gotta try this!

    Cat
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  2. Medha @ Whisk & Shout

    June 30, 2014 at 12:19 pm

    Yum! This looks so delicious. Lime is just a completely summery flavor :)

    Reply
  3. Natalie @ Paper & Birch

    June 30, 2014 at 11:26 am

    Yum Joy. This looks fantastic!

    Reply
  4. Averie @ Averie Cooks

    June 30, 2014 at 11:02 am

    Love that you worked lots of lime and avocado into this one, Joy! Pinned :)

    Reply
  5. Marzia @ Little Spice Jar

    June 30, 2014 at 10:06 am

    You’re making me crave shrimp for breakfast! Shrimp cocktails are so summer perfect! ?

    Reply
  6. Angel Luis

    June 30, 2014 at 9:42 am

    Looks perfect! Light and summery!

    Reply
  7. Kareema

    June 30, 2014 at 9:38 am

    yum yum i love shrimp

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  8. Luisa Marie || Chic Munchie

    June 30, 2014 at 9:26 am

    Wow, that looks so yummy! I will try it soon, can’t wait.

    https://chicmunchie.blogspot.com

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  9. Kelly Mitchem

    June 30, 2014 at 7:06 am

    This looks heavenly!

    Reply
  10. cbcreates

    June 30, 2014 at 5:57 am

    Estupendo! Coctel de cameron meets gazpacho! I’m adding cucumber to mine. Grazie mille!

    Reply
  11. Girl Named Allyn

    June 30, 2014 at 5:51 am

    Sweet ketchup! That’s totally what it is! I love cocktail sauce, but only if I don’t think about it too much. Can’t drink bloody mary’s because I feel like I’m drinking a spicy version. Can’t do it. Bleh.
    This looks so delicious I could lick the computer. But I won’t.

    Reply
  12. Joshua Hampton

    June 30, 2014 at 3:33 am

    A day at the beach with this lovely shrimp cocktail would be an awesome day.

    Reply
  13. thefoodieteen

    June 30, 2014 at 2:50 am

    what a great idea! i love easy summer food that you can just stuff in the fridge and serve cold later!

    Reply
  14. Sarah | The Sugar Hit

    June 30, 2014 at 1:51 am

    I want to sit in the sun and eat this, please.

    Reply
  15. staceylives

    June 30, 2014 at 1:49 am

    It is ridiculously cold here now, but I want this so bad! Definitely going on my summer to eat list!

    staceylives.blogspot.com

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