Shrimp and Avocado Cocktail
By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen
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This recipe makes 8 servings
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Nutritional Info |
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Per serving: about |
- |
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cal |
209209 cal |
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pro |
19 g19g pro |
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total fat |
13 g13g total fat |
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sat. fat |
2 g2g sat. fat |
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carb |
7 g7g carb |
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fibre |
3 g3g fibre |
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chol |
129 mg129mg chol |
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sodium |
283 mg283mg sodium |
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% RDI: |
- |
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calcium |
55 calcium |
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iron |
1919 iron |
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vit A |
88 vit A |
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vit C |
1717 vit C |
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folate |
1919 folate |
Our "From Cuba, with Love" menu in the April 2006 issue features a full lineup of Cuban-inspired dishes, including this fresh tropical appetizer.
Ingredients
- 1/2 lemon 1/2 1/2lemon
- 1/2 onion 1/2 1/2onion
- 1-1/2 tsp salt 1-1/2 1-1/2tsp tspsalt
- 2 lb large raw shrimp 2 2lb lblarge raw shrimp
- 1/2 cup lime juice 1/2 1/2cup cuplime juice
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 2tbsp tbspextra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp hot pepper sauce 1 1tsp tsphot pepper sauce
- 2 avocados , peeled, pitted and cubed2 2avocadoavocados, peeled, pitted and cubed
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes , quartered1 1cup cupcherry tomatocherry tomatoes, quartered
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh coriander 1/2 1/2cup cupchopped fresh coriander
- 1/4 cup minced red onion 1/4 1/4cup cupminced red onion
- 8 sprigs fresh coriander 8 8sprigs sprigsfresh coriander
Preparation
Squeeze juice from lemon into large saucepan of water. Add lemon, onion and 1 tsp (5 mL) of the salt ; bring to boil.
Meanwhile, peel and devein shrimp; cut lengthwise down back almost but not all the way through. Add to saucepan; cook until pink and firm, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain, discarding lemon and onion; let cool and cut into bite-size pieces.
Meanwhile, in large bowl, whisk together lime juice, oil, hot pepper sauce and remaining salt. Add shrimp, avocados, tomatoes, chopped coriander and red onion. Garnish each serving with coriander sprig.
Source : Canadian Living Magazine: April 2006