Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (1 each)
  • Calories:
  • 329
  • Fat:
  • 26 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 4 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 126 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 325 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 11 g
  • Fiber:
  • 5 g
  • Protein:
  • 16 g

Marinated Shrimp in Avocado Halves

This is one of my favorite recipes. I used to serve it to a gourmet group in Missouri, and I still use it for entertaining in my new home. It's wonderful!

SERVINGS

4

CATEGORY

Main Dish

METHOD

Chill

PREP

30 min.

TOTAL

30 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground mustard
  • Dash freshly ground pepper
  • 12 ounces fresh or frozen medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1 small onion, thinly sliced, divided
  • 1 garlic clove, peeled and halved
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
  • 1 small pickled jalapeno pepper, rinsed, seeded, cut in strips
  • 2 medium ripe avocados, peeled, halved, seeded and rubbed with lemon juice
  • Lemon
  • 1 medium tomato, chopped

DIRECTIONS

In a large bowl, combine the vinegar, lemon juice, salt, mustard and pepper; set aside. In large skillet over medium-high heat, cook and stir shrimp, half the onion slices and garlic in 2 tablespoons oil for 4-5 minutes or until shrimp turn pink.
    Remove onion and garlic with slotted spoon; discard. Add shrimp and remaining oil to vinegar mixture, along with jalapeno pepper and remaining sliced onion. Cover; stir occasionally. Chill overnight.
    To serve, spoon shrimp mixture into avocado halves. Sprinkle with tomato; drizzle with some of marinade. Yield: 4 servings.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Nov 19, 2008

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