Avocado Shrimp Salsa Recipe

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I love to make this recipe. Sometimes I eat it all by itself, but it's excellent with tortilla chips, too! You'll enjoy it either way! —Maria Simmons, Rio Rancho, New Mexico

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Avocado Shrimp Salsa Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 25 min.
  • Yield: 24 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1 pound cooked small shrimp, peeled, deveined and chopped
  • 2 medium tomatoes, seeded and chopped
  • 2 medium ripe California Avocados, peeled and chopped
  • 1 cup minced fresh cilantro
  • 1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped
  • 3/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
  • 1/2 cup chopped seeded peeled cucumber
  • 3 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • Tortilla chips

Directions

  • In a large bowl, combine the first 11 ingredients. Serve with tortilla chips. Yield: 6 cups.

Editor's Note: Wear disposable gloves when cutting hot peppers; the oils can burn skin. Avoid touching your face.

Nutritional Facts 1/4 cup (calculated without chips) equals 52 calories, 3 g fat (trace saturated fat), 33 mg cholesterol, 133 mg sodium, 3 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 lean meat, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Avocado Shrimp Salsa in Simple & Delicious July/August 2009, p48

Tip

Seeding Tomatoes

Summer is the perfect time of year to enjoy fresh juicy tomatoes in all types of recipes. It's usually not necessary to remove the seeds from tomatoes before using. But for some recipes, seeding the tomatoes can improve the dish's appearance or eliminate excess moisture. For example, it's not important to seed tomatoes when preparing a tossed salad. But it's nice to remove the seeds when making creamy tomato soup to ensure a smooth texture. And using seeded tomatoes when assembling a casserole can prevent it from becoming watery. To remove the seeds from a tomato, cut it in half horizontally and remove the stem. Holding a tomato half over a bowl or sink, scrape out seeds with a small spoon or squeeze the tomato to force out the seeds. Then slice or dice as directed in the recipe.

Sweet White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.

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Reviewed on Jun. 22, 2010 by hiphortons

Made this for a graduation party- it was the hit of the evening. Everyone asked for the recipe.

Reviewed on Jun. 18, 2010 by LeLimey

I could eat this every day for a month and still want more, it's wonderful. Thank you so much Maria for sharing a recipe that could have been made for me! I love the way the flavours and textures combine, it's all pleasure. There is the mix of textures in your mouth and the explosion of flavour too. I have a lot of things I like to eat but few things give as much all round sensory pleasure. (I would highly recommend you double or even triple the recipe - it won't make leftovers!!)

Reviewed on May. 24, 2010 by JAZHI

delish and fresh!! perfect as a meal on a hot night

Reviewed on Feb. 18, 2010 by MattD

This salsa is so good it will make you want to slap your grandma. Make sure that if you bring this to a gathering you set some aside for yourself at home.

Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2009 by icotto

I make this salsa with the frozen, cooked small shrimp and add them in at the last possible minute. This way when I get to where I'm going, it will still be cold. I also add about a 1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder to it and it gives it that authentic salsa flavor.

Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2009 by icotto

I've made this salsa twice now for potlucks and it's been gobbled up like nobody's business both times! The ingredients are fresh and the taste is truly addictive.

Iris

Abilene, TX

 
 
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