Recipe: Marinated Seafood Salad, “Aguachile Verde”

Courtesy of Chef Victor Alonso Vázquez Campos, Embassy of Mexico, Tokyo.

Aguachile Verde  

Ingredients (serves 6):

• 1kg of large shrimps
• 15 limes
• ½ bunch cilantro
• 7 chiles de arbol
• 1 avocado
• 1 cucumber
• Salt, to taste
• Tostadas

Preparation:

1. Wash, shell and butterfly the shrimps. Place them in a row in a pan.
2. Grind the lime juice (without seeds), the coriander (already washed), the chiles de arbol, and salt to taste, until everything becomes a liquid green sauce.
3. Cover the shrimps with the sauce and marinate for 30-45 minutes (the shrimps should turn a color between orange and white).
4. Peel and slice the cucumber and avocado. These will serve as the “canvas” for the shrimps. Serve with tostadas.