Glass bowl of shrimp cocktail with tropical garnish including lime and herbs on red background

Melinda's Tropical Shrimp Cocktail

A shrimp cocktail that will bring you to a Caribbean beach

Melinda's Tropical Shrimp Cocktail

Belizean

Caribbean

Melinda's Tropical Shrimp Cocktail

Author:

Chef Fig

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Servings

2

A shrimp cocktail that will bring you to a Caribbean beach

Ingredients

  • 2 lb shrimp peeled and deveined, (U16/20 size preferred)
  • ¼ cup Cilantro chopped
  • 2 tbsp red onion chopped
  • 1 cup cucumber 1/2" dice
  • ½ cup cherry tomatoes quartered
  • 1 cup pineapple 1/4" dice
  • 1 tbsp garlic finely chopped
  • ¼ cup lime juice
  • ¼ cup Melinda's Jalapeno Ketchup
  • 2 tbsp Melinda's Mango Hot Sauce
  • 1 cup grapefruit segmented (can be substituted with oranges)
  • 1 avocado 1/2" dice

Directions

  1. Boil shrimp for 2-3 minutes, remove and place in ice bath to cool.

  2. Pat the shrimp dry and place in a large bowl.

  3. Stir in cilantro, red onion, cucumber, tomatoes, pineapple, garlic, ketchup, lime juice, hot sauce, and season with salt.

  4. Gently fold in grapefruit.

  5. Place into serving bowl/plate and top with avocado, fresh squeeze of lime juice, and cilantro leaves.

  6. Cover, and refrigerate 2 to 3 hours.
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