Easy Shrimp Ceviche with Avocado Recipe

Shrimp ceviche in a bowl next to chips, lime, avocado, and onion.

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Easy Shrimp Ceviche with Avocado Recipe

This shrimp ceviche is beginner-friendly and will absolutely wow anyone who tries it. Zesty lime, creamy avocado, and perfectly tender shrimp make this a healthy seafood dish you'll want to put on repeat.

Prep Time10

Cook Time2

Total Time2 10

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Mexican

Servings: Servings

Author: Cassy Joy Garcia

Ingredients

1½ pounds fresh shrimp peeled and deveined
1¼ cup fresh lime juice divided
1 teaspoon fine sea salt divided
½ purple onion thinly sliced
1 cup cherry tomatoes quartered
½ cucumber finely diced
2 avocados cubed
½ cup cilantro leaves finely chopped
2 tablespoons fresh dill shredded
1 jalapeno deseeded and finely chopped
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Fresh lime for garnish

Instructions

Cut the shrimp into ¼-inch pieces. Add them to a bowl with 1 cup of fresh lime juice and ½ teaspoon of sea salt. Stir to combine and submerge the shrimp in the lime juice.
Cover the bowl and place the shrimp in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours, or until the shrimp are pink and no longer opaque.
Drain the shrimp and combine in a large bowl with the remaining ingredients.
Serve alongside chips and enjoy!

Notes

Recipe Tips and Tricks:

Buy high-quality shrimp - this isn't a recipe that you want to skimp on ingredient-wise. Because we're relying on lime juice to denature the shrimp (vs. heat, which kills more bacteria), high-quality, fresh shrimp is key!
Poach first, if you want - if the thought of shrimp cooking in lime juice is something you can't quite get behind, know that you can still enjoy shrimp ceviche! Simply poach the shrimp for 1-2 minutes ahead of placing it in the lime juice.
Use fish instead - stumbled upon this recipe but not a fan of shrimp? Use fish in this recipe instead! If you're tomatillo fan, try this fish ceviche verde.

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