Mexican Shrimp Cocktail – Cóctel de Camarón

Mexican Shrimp Cocktail – Roasted chili lime shrimp with crunchy cucumber and creamy avocado in a fresh and flavorful Mexican cocktail sauce.

Cóctel de Camarón

This Mexican Shrimp Cocktail recipe is so light and fresh and unbelievably easy to make.  To add an extra layer of flavor, I roast the shrimp on a sheet pan and let cool before combining the rest of the ingredients. Serve in individual cups for an appetizer with a side of saltine crackers.

Mexican Shrimp Cocktail Ingredients

Shrimp – peeled, deveined and tail removed, if you prefer. I left the tails on the shrimp pictured here just because after several trips to the store, I wasn’t able to find any that already had the tails removed. They also look better in photos when the tails are still on. Any size shrimp will work, just adjust the initial cooking time.

V8 Vegetable Juice and Ketchup – the combination of the two keeps the cocktail sauce from being overly sweet while still tasting fresh and smooth

Hot Sauce – Tapatio is our go to Mexican hot sauce, add more or less to the recipe to taste

Fresh Lime Juice, Cucumber, Red Onion and Cilantro – for flavor and texture

Avocados – add ripe avocados right before serving. Avoid over mixing once the avocados are added so the cocktail sauce doesn’t become cloudy.

How to Make Mexican Shrimp Cocktail

1. Start by cooking the shrimp. For extra flavor, I prefer to roast the shrimp on a sheet pan just until tender then squeeze fresh lime juice over the shrimp. Let cool before combining with the remaining ingredients.
2. Any size shrimp will work for this recipe, just adjust the cooking time as needed.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine cooked and cooled shrimp, lime juice, V8 juice, ketchup, hot sauce, red onion, cucumber, and cilantro. Keep refrigerated before serving and add diced avocado right before serving.

Mexican Shrimp Cocktail with V8

The combination of chilled V8 juice and ketchup makes the perfect consistency for this cocktail sauce. Ketchup alone is overly sweet and thick.

How Long Does Mexican Shrimp Cocktail Last in the Fridge?

1 day – You can keep it up to three days for food safety purposes but it is best eaten on the same day. The cocktail sauce is very acidic and will start to change the texture of the shrimp and breakdown the avocado after just a couple hours in the fridge. To make ahead, keep cocktail sauce and shrimp separate until ready to serve and add avocado right before serving.

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Mexican Shrimp Cocktail

Prep Time

20 mins

Total Time

20 mins

 

Roasted chili lime shrimp with crunchy cucumber and creamy avocado in a fresh and flavorful mexican cocktail sauce.

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: Mexican Shrimp Cocktail

Servings: 4

Calories: 193 kcal

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds shrimp medium sized, peeled, deveined and tails removed if preferred
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 3 limes
• 1 cup V8 juice chilled
• 1/2 cup ketchup chilled
• 2 teaspoons hot sauce Tapatio recommended
• 1/2 cup red onion finely shopped
• 1 cup cucumber chopped
• 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
• 1 avocado diced

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425°. Toss shrimp with olive oil, salt, and chili powder on a large sheet pan. Roast for 8 minutes. Squeeze juice from one lime over shrimp and set aside to cool.

2. In a large mixing bowl, combine juice from two limes, V8 juice, ketchup, hot sauce, red onion, cucumber, cilantro and cooled shrimp. Gently stir in diced avocado. Serve with saltine crackers.

Nutrition Facts

Mexican Shrimp Cocktail

Amount Per Serving

Calories 193 Calories from Fat 99

% Daily Value*

Fat 11g17%

Saturated Fat 2g13%

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 8g

Sodium 710mg31%

Potassium 659mg19%

Carbohydrates 25g8%

Fiber 7g29%

Sugar 12g13%

Protein 3g6%

Vitamin A 626IU13%

Vitamin C 31mg38%

Calcium 60mg6%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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