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Avocado Lime Shrimp Salsa
Avocado Lime Shrimp Salsa - a delicious, elegant and healthier option for party food that your guests will love. Add it to a mixed green salad for an exceptional lunch dish too.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 6 or more servings
Ingredients
- 2 large tomatoes diced
- 1 small diced red pepper or any color sweet pepper
- 1 avocado dice 3/4 of the avocado and mash the other 1/4 with a fork
- 1/2 small diced red onion
- 1 clove minced garlic
- finely grated zest of one lime
- juice of one lime
- 1 tbsp chili paste or hot sauce more or less to taste
- 1/2 finely minced jalapeño pepper more or less to taste
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- season with salt and pepper
- 1 1/2 cups cooked peeled and de-veined cocktail shrimp
Instructions
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Coarsely chop the tomatoes, red pepper, avocado and onion.
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Add all of the remaining ingredients EXCEPT the shrimp.
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Toss together well.
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Cover and refrigerate for an hour or so before serving, tossing the salsa in the bowl a few times.
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About 10-15 minutes before serving add the cooked shrimp.
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Toss together well and serve with tortilla chips or on small slices of toasted baguette.
Recipe Notes
It’s always a good idea to add the shrimp last so that they do not sit too long in lime juice. Sitting too long in citrus juice can cause them to release moisture and dry out.