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Mexican Seafood Cocktail

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Mexican Seafood CocktailRomulo Yanes

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    25 min

  • Yield

    Makes 4 to 6 first-course or light main-course servings

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups chilled Clamato juice, or 1 cup tomato juice and 1/2 cup bottled clam juice
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon hot sauce such as Tabasco
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1/2 cup finely chopped white onion
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 firm-ripe California avocado, peeled, pitted, and cut into small chunks
1/2 lb fresh lump crabmeat (1 cup), picked over
1/4 lb cooked baby shrimp
Accompaniment: oyster crackers or saltines (optional)

Preparation

  1. Stir together Clamato juice, ketchup, lime juice, hot sauce, salt, onion, and cilantro in a large bowl, then gently stir in avocado, crabmeat, and shrimp. Spoon into 6- or 8-ounce glasses or cups.

TagsMexicanLatin AmericanCrabShellfishSeafoodShrimpStarterMainDinnerNut FreeDairy FreeGluten FreeNo-CookGourmet
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