Recipes / Seafood

Amazing Shrimp de Gallo

April 23, 2019

A bright, fresh dish that's made for summer.

Amazing Shrimp de Gallo

Ingredients

Tejas shrimp

  • 1 lb medium Gulf shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • ½ cup Tony's Tejas Salsa Original Medium (for the marinade)
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 avocado

Pico

  • 1 cup minced cilantro
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • ⅔ cup Tony's Tejas Salsa Original Medium
  • 1½ lb fresh Roma tomatoes, ¼-inch dice
  • ½ cup red onion, ¼-inch dice
  • Juice of 2 limes
  • 1 tsp tequila
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • ½ tsp red pepper
  • ½ tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp sea salt

Method

  1. Put the shrimp in a zip-top bag with ½ cup salsa and marinate for 1 hour.
  2. Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté the shrimp 3 to 4 minutes, until cooked through.
  3. Transfer the shrimp to a bowl and refrigerate until cold.
  4. While the shrimp cool, gently toss all the pico ingredients together in a large bowl.
  5. Chop the cold shrimp, dice the avocado, and fold both into the pico. Serve with chips.