Avocado Lime Shrimp Salsa
Ingredients
- 2 large tomatoes, diced
- 1 small red pepper, diced
- 1 avocado, dice ¾ of the avocado and mash the other ¼ with a fork
- ½ small red onion, diced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- Zest of one lime, finely grated
- Juice of one lime
- 1 tbsp. chili paste or hot sauce, more or less to taste
- ½ jalapeño pepper, finely minced, more or less to taste
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- ½ tsp. ground cumin
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1-½ cups cooked, peeled and de-veined cocktail shrimp
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine the tomatoes, red pepper, avocado and onion.
- Add all of the remaining ingredients except the shrimp; toss together well.
- Cover and refrigerate for an hour or so before serving, tossing the salsa in the bowl a few times.
- About 10 to15 minutes before serving, add the cooked shrimp.
- Toss together well and serve with tortilla chips or on small slices of toasted baguette.
