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Shrimp Ceviche Salad
My trip to Mexico City is still reverberating in my head. As I reminisced about my meals there, I realize that what the Latin American culture does with lime juice is nothing short of a culinary miracle. So, given this warm daytime warm weather we are experiencing here in Houston, I’ve been running some ceviche experiments. The simplest one is with shrimp and the key to making it good is to douse it with a lot of lime juice. The salt and juice enter and denature the shrimp, turning it from translucent to opaque. One trick I recommend is to squeeze both halves of a lime then go back and put both halves into the lime squeezer and squeeze again. You’ll be surprised with how much more juice
comes out!
Go for the smallest shrimp you can find and do give this ceviche a try. The ginger gives it a surprise twist, and it is quite simple to make since the lime juice does most of the work. The ceviche can be refrigerated for up to 3 days.
My trip to Mexico City is still reverberating in my head. As I reminisced about my meals there, I realize that what the Latin American culture does with lime juice is nothing short of a culinary miracle. So, given this warm daytime warm weather we are experiencing here in Houston, I’ve been running some ceviche experiments. The simplest one is with shrimp and the key to making it good is to douse it with a lot of lime juice. The salt and juice enter and denature the shrimp, turning it from translucent to opaque. One trick I recommend is to squeeze both halves of a lime then go back and put both halves into the lime squeezer and squeeze again. You’ll be surprised with how much more juice
comes out!
Go for the smallest shrimp you can find and do give this ceviche a try. The ginger gives it a surprise twist, and it is quite simple to make since the lime juice does most of the work. The ceviche can be refrigerated for up to 3 days.
20 minutes + marinating time
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Notes & Variations
- Regarding substitutions, replace the mango with minced green apple. If the serrano pepper is too spicy for you, use a jalapeno but some sort of heat is essential to the flavor of ceviche.
- You could add a diced avocado or two to this salad as well.
- This ceviche can be served with chips, eaten just on its own as a starter or tossed into a lettuce salad.
Notes & Variations
- Regarding substitutions, replace the mango with minced green apple. If the serrano pepper is too spicy for you, use a jalapeno but some sort of heat is essential to the flavor of ceviche.
- You could add a diced avocado or two to this salad as well.
- This ceviche can be served with chips, eaten just on its own as a starter or tossed into a lettuce salad.
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