Mexican Style Shrimp Cocktail

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup water
• 1/3 cup lime juice
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 dash pepper
• 24 shrimp, raw, peeled and deveined
• 1 avocado, peeled and chopped
• 2 jalapeno chiles, seeded and finely chopped
• 1/4 cup tomato, chopped
• 2 tablespoons onions, chopped
• 2 tablespoons roasted red peppers, chopped (orange or yellow work fine, too)
• 2 tablespoons carrots, finely chopped (optional)
• 2 tablespoons cilantro, fresh, snipped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil or 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups lettuce, finely shredded
• 1 lemons or 1 lime wedge

Recipe

• 1 heat water, lime juice, garlic, salt and pepper to boiling in a 4-quart dutch oven; reduce heat.
• 2 simmer uncovered until reduced to 2/3 cup.
• 3 add shrimp.
• 4 cover and simmer 3 minutes; do not overcook.
• 5 immediately remove shrimp from liquid with slotted spoon; place in bowl of iced water.
• 6 simmer liquid until reduced to 2 t; cool.
• 7 mix reduced liquid, shrimp and remaining ingredients except shredded lettuce and lemon wedges in a glass or plastic bowl.
• 8 cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• 9 just before serving place 1/4 cup lettuce on each of 6 serving dishes.
• 10 divide shrimp mixture among dishes.
• 11 garnish with lemon wedges.