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Avocado and Shrimps with Cocktail Sauce

Prep15 min
Total15 min
Yield4 portions
LevelBeginner
 
 
About This Recipe

Serve avocado and shrimp with a zesty homemade cocktail sauce. This light seafood appetizer combines creamy avocado with sweet shrimp and bright, tangy seasoning.

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Ingredients

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  • 2 large avocados, — perfectly ripe
  • 1/2 pound medium cooked shrimp, — shelled and deveined
  • 2 black olives, — pitted
  • 1 teaspoon chopped chives
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons cocktail sauce

Instructions

  1. 1
    Toss the shrimps into the sauce, add the chopped chives, taste and rectify the seasoning accordingly to your taste.
  2. 2
    Halve avocados lengthwise, removing pit and cut a ball of avocado with a baller (smaller than melon baller) and fill with the shrimp cocktail sauce.
  3. 3
    Decorate with the avocado balls, olive, and chives. Served the appetizer cold.
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Tools Used in This Recipe

KitchenAid
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Victorinox
8" Chef's Knife
All-Clad
Heavy-Bottom Stock Pot
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