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Mexican Ceviche

The best Mexican ceviche made with fresh shrimp, tomatoes, cucumber, jalapeño, avocado, and a spicy tomato base. Serve with tostadas or chips!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Main
Cuisine: Mexican
Diet: Diabetic, Gluten Free, Low Calorie, Low Fat
Servings: 4 servings
Author: Isabel Orozco-Moore

Ingredients

  • 1 pound medium raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • ½ cup lemon juice (about 2 large lemons)
  • ½ cup lime juice (about 4 limes)
  • 2 Roma tomatoes, diced
  • 1 cucumber, peeled and diced
  • ½ large red onion, diced
  • ¼ cup cilantro, finely chopped
  • 1 jalapeño or serrano pepper, stemmed, seeded, and finely diced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • Kosher salt, to taste
  • 1 avocado, diced
  • ½ - 1 cup spicy hot V8 vegetable juice (or Clamato)
  • Hot sauce, to taste (Valentina or Tabasco are great options)
  • Tostadas or tortilla chips, for serving

Instructions

  • Dice the raw shrimp into small 1-inch bite-sized pieces and add them to a large non-reactive bowl like glass or food-grade plastic bowls.
  • Add the lemon juice, lime juice, and toss it together with the shrimp to combine.
  • Cover and refrigerate for 25-40 minutes, stirring halfway through, until the shrimp is bright pink and opaque to ensure it’s fully cooked through.
  • Strain the shrimp and reserve the liquid in a small bowl.
  • Add the shrimp back to the large bowl and stir in the tomatoes, cucumber, onion, cilantro, jalapeño, garlic, a pinch of salt, a splash of the reserved citrus liquid, ½ cup spicy hot V8 juice, and a few dashes of hot sauce. Taste and add more salt, reserved citrus juice, or V8 juice as needed.
  • Serve immediately with tortilla chips or on tostadas.

Notes

  • Using cooked shrimp? Skip the citrus marinating step. Toss all ingredients together (hold off on the salt and avocado), and let it sit in the fridge for 15 minutes. Add salt and avocado right before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 200kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 143mg | Sodium: 702mg | Potassium: 667mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 906IU | Vitamin C: 42mg | Calcium: 93mg | Iron: 1mg