Serves: 4
Total Calories: 232

1 1/4 cups ketchup
1/4 medium white onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup loosely packed chopped fresh cilantro
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
3 tablespoons fresh orange juice
2 pounds shellfish, such as cold cooked shrimp, crab, lobster, or raw clams or oysters, all cut into bite-size pieces
salt, to taste
1 large avocado (Hass variety preferred), peeled and diced
lime wedges

In a large bowl mix together the ketchup, onion, cilantro, lime juice, orange juice, and 1/2 cup water. Add the shellfish and stir to mix. Season to taste with salt. Divide among 4 large fat goblets. Top with diced avocado and garnish with lime wedges. Serve at once, cold.

From "1,000 Mexican Recipes." Copyright 2001 by Marge Poore. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 4
Total Calories: 232
Calories from Fat: 8

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