Shrimp Avocado Cocktail

This easy appetizer recipe for Shrimp Avocado Cocktail is all about flavor. Mix a perfectly ripened avocado with the sweetness of shrimp and you have a marriage made in heaven. Try making this for a brunch sometime. You're guests will swoon!

Another great idea is to make this as part of a Mother's Day brunch for any any elegant gathering you might be planning. Enjoy!

What you'll need:
- 1 lb. large cooked shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails removed
- 1 avocado - peeled, pitted, and cubed
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 (12-oz.) bottle cocktail sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (optional)
- 8 wedges fresh lime
- 1 (10-oz.) bag corn tortilla chips

What to do:
In a medium bowl, combine the shrimp, avocado and cilantro. Stir in the cocktail sauce and hot pepper sauce until evenly coated. Divide into 8 small portions and serve with lime wedges and tortilla chips.

This easy appetizer makes 8 beautiful cocktails. Serve in your favorite cocktail glasses.

A little avocado food history...
The avocado (Persea americana) originated in south-central Mexico, sometime between 7,000 and 5,000 B.C. But it was several millennia before this wild variety was cultivated. Archaeologists in Peru have found domesticated avocado seeds buried with Incan mummies dating back to 750 B.C. and there is evidence that avocados were cultivated in Mexico as early as 500 B.C.

To continue reading about avocado history, click here.

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