Cinco De Mayo Shrimp Cocktail

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 plum tomatoes, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 red onion, sliced
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 6 cups water
• 30 large fresh shrimp, unpeeled
• 1 large avocado, diced
• lime slice, to garnish
• lime-flavored tortilla chips

Recipe

• 1 process first 10 ingredients in a blender or food processor until smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides. cover and chill sauce for up to a week.
• 2 bring 6 cups water to a boil; add shrimp and cook 2-3 minutes or just until shrimp turn pink. drain and rinse with cold water. chill up to 24 hours.
• 3 peel shrimp, leaving tails on; devein, if desired.
• 4 stir avocado into sauce; spoon sauce evenly into 6 chilled martini glasses or small bowls. arrange 5 shrimp around the edge of each glass, with the fat part in the glass and the tails hanging down the sides of the glass; garnish, if desired, with lime slices. serve with lime-flavored tortilla chips.