Spicy Shrimp & Crab Cocktail

Name: Spicy Shrimp & Crab Cocktail
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 12 servings (about 9 cups)
Ingredients: 2 medium cucumbers, peeled, seeded and chopped; 8 radishes, halved and thinly sliced (about 2 cups); 2 cups spicy hot V8 juice (about 16 ounces); 1 cup Clamato juice; 1/2 cup finely chopped red onion; 1/2 cup ketchup; 5 jalapeno peppers, seeded and finely chopped; 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 pound peeled and deveined cooked small shrimp; 1 pound lump crabmeat, drained; 2 medium ripe avocados, peeled and cubed

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. + chilling YIELD: 12 servings (about 9 cups)

This seafood starter is so good that it makes me love a food I usually don't—radishes! This recipe also calls for spicy V8, but Zing Zang Bloody Mary Mix works just as well. Serve the cocktail straight up, with tortilla chips or on a bed of butter lettuce. —Heidi Knaak, Liberty, Missouri

Ingredients

2 medium cucumbers, peeled, seeded and chopped
8 radishes, halved and thinly sliced (about 2 cups)
2 cups spicy hot V8 juice (about 16 ounces)
1 cup Clamato juice
1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
1/2 cup ketchup
5 jalapeno peppers, seeded and finely chopped
1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 pound peeled and deveined cooked small shrimp
1 pound lump crabmeat, drained
2 medium ripe avocados, peeled and cubed

Directions

1. Mix the first 10 ingredients. Gently fold in shrimp, crab and avocados. Refrigerate, covered, at least 2 hours or until cold. Serve in martini glasses.

Nutrition Facts

3/4 cup: 162 calories, 6g fat (1g saturated fat), 91mg cholesterol, 604mg sodium, 11g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 3g fiber), 17g protein.

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