Mexican Shrimp Cocktail

Name: Mexican Shrimp Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 medium white onion; 6 large cloves garlic, coarsely chopped; 2 tablespoons salt, plus more to taste; 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 pound large shrimp (16-20 count), peeled, deveined and tails removed except for 6 to go on top as garnish; 3/4 cup ketchup; 3/4 cup clam juice; 2 to 3 tablespoons lime juice (or to taste); Mexican hot sauce, to taste; 1/2 small jicama, peeled and diced (about 1 cup); 1/2 large English cucumber, diced (about 1 cup); 2 medium avocados, peeled, pitted and chopped; 1 cup chopped cilantro, loosely packed; lime wedges, for serving; cilantro sprigs, for serving

"Mexican Shrimp Cocktail, otherwise known as Cóctel de Camarónes, doesn't resemble an American shrimp cocktail at all. This version is almost like a "salad in a glass!" It's chock full of crunchy vegetables and shrimp in a spicy, tangy tomato sauce...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 medium white onion

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6 large cloves garlic, coarsely chopped

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2 tablespoons salt, plus more to taste

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1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper

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1 pound large shrimp (16-20 count), peeled, deveined and tails removed except for 6 to go on top as garnish

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3/4 cup ketchup

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3/4 cup clam juice

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2 to 3 tablespoons lime juice (or to taste)

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Mexican hot sauce, to taste

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1/2 small jicama, peeled and diced (about 1 cup)

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1/2 large English cucumber, diced (about 1 cup)

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2 medium avocados, peeled, pitted and chopped

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1 cup chopped cilantro, loosely packed

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lime wedges, for serving

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cilantro sprigs, for serving

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