Citrus Ceviche With Shrimp And Scallops

Total Time: 3 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 1/2 lb bay scallop (the little ones)
• 2 lemons, juice of
• 2 limes, juice of
• 2 oranges, juice of
• 1 cup cucumber, peeled and diced into 1/4-inch pieces
• 1/4 cup red onion, finely chopped
• 1 cup diced tomato
• 1 avocado, peeled, seeded, and chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 tablespoon roughly chopped cilantro leaf (may add more if you like)
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a medium-sized stainless steel or clear glass bowl, place lemon, lime and orange juices.
• 2 stir in the shrimp, scallops, cucumber and red onion. if you are adding chiles or peppers, add them now as well.
• 3 refrigerate for 3 hours. the shrimp and scallops should have turned (from opaque) meaning that the citrus juices have "cooked" them.
• 4 30 minutes prior to serving, remove from the fridge and stir in the tomato, avocado, chopped cilantro, and olive oil.
• 5 serve in martini glasses with saltine crackers on the side if you want to be fancy, otherwise just put the bowl out with a few spoons and a whole bunch of saltine crackers and tortilla chips and let everyone dig in!
• 6 to serve, divide the ceviche between 6 chilled martini glasses.