Ceviche is the salad that all other salads quiver before! Super acidic, fresh, full of color and crunch. When it comes to exciting food full of fresh produce, Shrimp Ceviche is hard to beat.
Notes for Shrimp Ceviche
- Isn’t ceviche supposed to use raw seafood cooked with acid? I know, I know. I find that using precooked shrimp is fine for this ceviche, and can make this dish more approachable to those turned off by starting with raw fish.
- This is an acidic dish! For a balanced meal, I like to pair it with a fat heavy, cheesy dish like enchiladas, cheese empanadas, or mashed plantains with bacon and jack cheese.
- This is an adaptable recipe, use veggies that you like! If you like it spicy, feel free to use a whole jalapeño.
- Fresh citrus is mega-important for this dish. If you don’t have fresh oranges and limes on hand, order take-out tonight and swing by the store to get some fresh fruits tomorrow. Please don’t use bottled juices for this recipe, the difference is dramatic!
- You can use the zest of your orange and limes too, though I leave it out of this dish as I don’t like the texture.
- Use whatever shrimp you have on hand. I’ll buy precooked, 31-40 to a pound for this recipe, but smaller or larger varieties are fine too. The smaller shrimp will just absorb flavors more quickly!
- For the diced ingredients, try to cut them al to the same size! You can even cut your shrimp in half as this will make it easier to scoop up with a chip.
- This is a great dish to be made the night before.
- You can eat this dish right out of a bowl, or use tortilla chips or plantain chips as a vessel to enjoy your ceviche!
Shrimp Ceviche
Ingredients
- 1 Orange, juiced
- 6 Limes, juiced
- 1 Tablespoon Honey
- 12 oz Shrimp, cooked, peeled, and deveined
- 1/2 large Red Onion, diced
- 1/2 cup fresh Tomato, diced
- 1/2 cup Cucumber. diced
- 1 large Apple, diced
- 1 Red Bell Pepper, diced
- 1 Tablespoon Jalapeño, minced (more if you like)
- Big Handful Cilantro, roughly chopped
- Salt and Pepper
Instructions
- Squeeze your orange and lime juices into a big bowl. It's a messy job, but your labor will be rewarded! It's perfectly fine to get some pulp into the bowl.
- Add honey to citrus juice and combine well.
- Combine all the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
- Let sit in fridge for at least a couple hours after preparing to marinate. Serve chilled.
