Delicious Shrimp Ceviche

A few weeks ago, one of my best friends, Laura, came to visit and she brought 2 of her friend from Kansas City. Julie and Jenny had not been to Las Vegas so we got to do all the fun touristy stuff that locals never do- Bellagio fountains, roller coasters at the top of the Stratosphere, seeing a Cirque du Soleil show, ice cream at Serendipity, Hoover Dam, etc. So much fun! While they were here, Laura made us some fabulous ceviche. Ceviche is a shrimp salad with delicious fresh vegetables and the shrimp are actually cooked by a chemical reaction with the acid in lime juice, not with heat. One of our favorites! Her recipe is so good, we knew we wanted to share with the blog!



2 lb. uncooked shrimp, cut into 3 pieces each
10-12 limes, juiced (to make 20-24 oz.), divided
6 Roma tomatoes, small diced
1 red onion, small diced
1-2 jalapenos, small diced
1 yellow bell pepper, small diced
1 orange bell pepper, small diced
1 bunch cilantro, roughly chopped- leaves only
1 avocado, diced

Place shrimp in half of lime juice (10-12 oz.) and marinate in fridge for at least 2 hours or overnight, stirring several times. Place tomatoes, onion, jalapenos, bell peppers and cilantro with remaining lime juice and refrigerate. Once the shrimp has turned opaque, drain the juice and add the shrimp. Stir together and add avocado. Serve with tortilla chips.

(All the chopping and dicing is pretty time intensive- plan accordingly. However, having 4 fabulous friends working together makes it much more fun, and divides the work load! And who wouldn't want to come over to help when they get to have some of the yumminess?)