Description
A refreshing and zesty dish made with fresh shrimp, lime juice, and creamy avocado, perfect for a light meal or appetizer.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb raw shrimp (peeled, deveined, tails removed, diced into bite-sized pieces)
- 1 cup fresh lime juice (about 8–10 limes)
- 2 Roma tomatoes (diced)
- 1 small red onion (finely diced)
- 1 jalapeño or serrano pepper (seeded & finely minced, optional for heat)
- 1 cucumber (peeled & diced)
- 1 avocado (diced)
- ½ cup cilantro (fresh, chopped)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- ½ tsp salt (or to taste)
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- Tortilla chips, for serving
Instructions
- Place diced raw shrimp in a glass or ceramic bowl.
- Pour lime juice over shrimp until fully submerged.
- Cover and refrigerate for 30–45 minutes, stirring halfway through.
- Shrimp is ready when opaque and pink (the lime juice ‘cooks’ it).
- Drain off most of the lime juice, leaving a few tablespoons for flavor.
- Stir in tomatoes, red onion, jalapeño, cucumber, garlic, cilantro, salt, and pepper.
- Gently fold in diced avocado right before serving to keep it fresh and creamy.
- Garnish with extra cilantro and lime wedges.
- Serve chilled with tortilla chips or tostadas.
Notes
- Adjust the heat level by adding more or less jalapeño.
- For best flavor, use fresh ingredients.
- Can be made a few hours in advance, but add avocado just before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: No-cook
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 150mg