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Vuelve a la Vida Cocktail
A heart-healthy Mediterranean twist on the classic Mexican seafood cocktail, featuring a bounty of seafood, fresh vegetables, and a zesty tomato base.
30 min4 servingsmexicanappetizer
pescetarian
mediterranean
Nutrition Facts
Per serving
Calories395
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24g31%
Saturated Fat 4g22%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 94mg31%
Sodium 1467mg64%
Total Carbohydrate 25g9%
Dietary Fiber 2g6%
Total Sugars 3g
Protein 20g39%
Vitamin D 0.1mcg1%
Calcium 100mg8%
Iron 3.9mg22%
Potassium 519mg11%
Vitamin A 45mcg5%
Vitamin C 17mg19%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg11%
Vitamin B12 7.5mcg311%
Vitamin E 5.4mg36%
Vitamin K 16mcg14%
Magnesium 55mg13%
Zinc 4.2mg38%
Folate 37mcg9%
Approximate values — some ingredient data may be incomplete.
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Ingredients
- 200 g shrimp
- 100 g oysters
- 200 g octopus
- 200 g fish
- 1 cup tomato juice
- 1 cup clam juice
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 whole avocado
- 1 bunch cilantro
- 0.5 whole red onion
- 1 whole jalapeno
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- 1Prepare the seafood: Clean and devein shrimp, shuck oysters, slice octopus, and cube white fish.
- 2In a large pot, bring salted water to a boil. Blanch shrimp, octopus, and fish separately until just cooked. Plunge into ice water to stop cooking.
- 3Combine tomato juice, clam juice, and lime juice in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
- 4Dice the avocado, chop cilantro, finely chop red onion, and slice jalapeno.
- 5Add the cooked seafood, diced avocado, chopped cilantro, chopped onion, and jalapeno slices to the tomato-clam juice mixture.
- 6Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and gently mix to combine.
- 7Chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour to allow flavors to meld.
- 8Serve cold, garnished with additional cilantro and lime wedges.
- 9Enjoy this refreshing and nutritious Mediterranean-infused Mexican seafood cocktail.
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