Authentic Mexican Shrimp Cocktail (Coctel de Camarones estilo Mexicano)

Ingredients

• 0.33 cups Spanish onion , chopped
• 0.25 cups freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1 pound chilled cooked medium shrimp - peeled , deveined, and tails removed
• 2 romas (plum) tomatoes , chopped
• 1 cucumber , finely chopped
• 1 stalk celery , finely chopped
• 1 jalapeno pepper , seeded and finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 1.5 cups chilled tomato and clam juice cocktail , such as Clamato®
• 1 cup chilled ketchup , such as Heinz®
• 1 bunch fresh cilantro - stems discarded and leaves chopped
• 2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce , such as Valentina®
• 2 avocadoss - peeled , pitted, and chopped

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather all ingredients.

2. 2

   Mix onion with lime juice in a small bowl and allow to stand for 10 minutes.

3. 3

   Meanwhile, toss shrimp, roma tomatoes, cucumber, celery, jalapeno, salt, and black pepper in a medium bowl until thoroughly combined.

4. 4

   Whisk tomato and clam juice cocktail, ketchup, cilantro, and hot pepper sauce in a separate bowl; stir dressing into shrimp mixture.

5. 5

   Gently fold in avocados. Stir in onion mixture. Cover and chill thoroughly, at least 1 hour.

6. 6

   Enjoy!