Friday, March 12, 2010

Shrimp Cocktail Salad



This recipe is a combination of shrimp salad and shrimp cocktail. Its easy to pull together, which is good for me as lately I have not been in the mood to cook. Last night I actually nuked a very ho hum box of mac and cheese for my family. They looked at me suspiciously, but would never dare comment for fear of wearing the mac and cheese. My friends who realize how busy my life has been lately, tease me about taking the time to make homemade meatballs. I guess I just like the way mine taste better. They yell, 'just buy a bag of frozen ones, no one will know.. the world wont come to an end!' I just can't do it....some days I think a bag of frozen meatballs would make my life a whole lot easier.
So today I am forcing myself to make something fresh and delicious, I needed a dish that would assure me that summer really is around the corner.I have always been a big fan of chopped avocados with shrimp, so this is what Ill be serving up tonight, with crunchy crackers of course.
  • Juice of 4 limes
  • Slightly more than 1/2 cup of ketchup
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 pound of medium sized cooked shrimp, cleaned, tails removed, cut in half
  • 1 small red onion finely chopped
  • 2 medium avocados peeled and chopped
  • Hot sauce
  • Salt and pepper
  • Fresh chopped cilantro

Mix the ketchup, lime juice and Worcestershire sauce together in a bowl. Add the shrimp, onion and avocados, gently toss together. Season with hot sauce and salt and pepper.Cover and place in fridge for about an hour. Top off with fresh cilantro. Not to brag, but this dish really is tasty, I just gobbled up 3 spoonfuls before I wrapped it up. Oh, one last thing, the sweet little glass dishes you see I just picked up for 25 cents a piece at my local thrift shop. ;)






18 comments:

  1. OH MY GOSH, this looks fabulous! Pairing avocado and shrimp, what a wonderful idea. I hope the weather is finally improving for you, I always hated winters up there, too long. And I hear you on the meatballs, don't do it, everyone will think you've lost it if you do. Have a great week!

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  2. That bring Shrimp Cocktail another level; love the combination.
    Rita

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  3. So pretty and I bet delicious, too!
    Sunny greetings from Provence!

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  4. Looks Fantastic! I love shrimp & avacado together! So yum. Can't wait to try this.

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  5. Avacado and cilantro cinched it for me! yum!

    {Katelyn}
    The Magnolia
    MagnoliaMeadow.blogspot.com

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  6. Looks delicious!Thank you for the lovely comment and for the visit on my blog,you have a very interesting blog!
    Have a happy sunday,
    Annalisa

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  7. What a pretty, flavorful salad! The creaminess of avocado goes so well with shrimp!

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  8. Ah, this reminds me that summer is right around the corner! Lovely!

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  9. Yes, please and seconds. I love avocado and shrimp. I love a dish that sings, "spring is coming" and I am loving this!

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  10. what a wonderful idea! this is somehting i could eat all day long.

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  11. It is great to see such classics making a come back!

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  12. This looks like a wonderful combination of flavors.

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  13. This looks great, the colours are awesome and its also quite healthy. FAb!
    *kisses* HH

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  14. This is a real nice flavor combination. The avocado really captures my attention. Nice!

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  15. I love the whole combo! Haven't taken shrimp salad for a long time! Looks so tempting.

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  16. This looks amazing!! Thank you for the recipe!! Have you ever had Bang Bang shrimp from Bonefish? I would love that recipe if you know it! The fried shrimp has a sweet and hot spicy sauce...

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  17. Shrimp salad! I've never really had a shrimp salad before, and certainly not a cocktail one. I like this refreshing version!

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