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Mexican Seafood Cocktail
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 0 Minutes
Ready In: 0 Minutes
Servings: 6
Fresh, clean, flavorful and chock full of tasty tidbits. Bring your spoon and enjoy. Makes 6 first-course or light main-course servings. Recipe adapted from Gourmet.
Ingredients:
2 cups chilled clamato juice, or 1 1/3 cup tomato juice and 2/3 cup bottled clam juice
1/3 cup ketchup
1/3 cup fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon hot sauce such as tabasco, or to taste
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 firm-ripe california avocado, peeled, pitted, and cut into small chunks
1/2 lb fresh lump crabmeat (1 cup), picked over
1/2 lb cooked shrimp, loosely chopped - or can use baby shrimp and leave whole
accompaniment: oyster crackers or saltines (optional)
Directions:
1. Stir together Clamato juice, ketchup, lime juice, hot sauce, salt, onion, and cilantro in a large bowl, then gently stir in avocado, crabmeat, and shrimp.
2. Spoon into 6- or 8-ounce glasses or cups.
By RecipeOfHealth.com