Aguachile verde

Author: NotARoyalFan1 Servings: 6 Time: 3.5 h

Ingredients

  • 1 lb of raw shrimp (shell off & deveined)
  • 1 cucumber (peeled, sliced)
  • 1 roma tomato (sliced)
  • 1/2 purple onion (sliced)
  • avocado slices
  • tortilla chips or tostadas

Aguachile Marinade:

  • Lime juice (12 limes)
  • 3 serrano peppers (stems removed)
  • 2 jalapeno peppers (stems removed)
  • 1 habanero pepper (stem removed)
  • 1/2 cilantro bunch
  • 1 tsp salt

Directions

1. Wash raw shrimp. Make sure to remove any veins and cut them lengthwise.

2. Place shrimp in a shallow dish.

3. Add all the marinade ingredients to the blender until smooth (about a minute).

4. Pour marinade over shrimp and mix.

5. Thinly slice cucumber, onion and tomato and add over shrimp. Mix them in slightly over shrimp. 

6. Refrigerate for about 3 hours, best served cold. 

7. Serve in a bowl to eat with tortilla chips or over a tostada. Add avocado slices. 

Taste with tortilla chips or tostadas to see if it needs more salt but usually the chips/tostadas have plenty of salt to balance taste.

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