Shrimp Stuffed Avocado (Aguacate Relleno con Camarones)

This delicious shrimp stuffed avocado is made with ripe avocado halves filled with tasty shrimp salad. The salad is prepared with shrimp, red onion, radish, bell pepper, celery, and a homemade cilantro mayo or aioli.

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The first time I tasted a shrimp stuffed avocado boats, called Aguacates Rellenos con Camarones in Spanish, I was at the beach in Punta Carnero (Ecuador). It was so simple, yet delicious and refreshing.  I’m sure the shrimp were fished that same morning. There is nothing better than fresh seafood, except when you pair it avocado (of course). I was about 8 or 9 at the time, so I don’t remember every single ingredient in it, but I decided to experiment until I could get it just right.

My husband´s request was to make it spicier, so if you prefer you can some diced jalapeños to the shrimp salad or to cilantro aioli sauce. I prefer to serve it with some aji criollo hot sauce on the side, so that each person can add it if they want.

These Ecuadorian style shrimp salad stuffed avocado boats can be served alone as an appetizer. You can serve them on top of lettuce or salad green and sliced radishes or tomatoes as a salad.

The shrimp salad filling can be prepared ahead. However, it is best to cut and peel the avocados right before serving to avoid darkening. I like to peel the avocados both for quality control and also because I am not a fan of serving them in the skins (everything on the plate should be edible). The shrimp salad is also excellent on its own and makes a great filling for sandwiches, arepas or patacones.

Shrimp Stuffed Avocados (Aguacate Relleno con Camarones)

Delicious recipe for shrimp stuffed avocado that consists of avocado boats filled with a shrimp salad made with red onion, radish, bell pepper, celery and cilantro aioli.

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Course: Appetizer, Salad, Starter

Cuisine: Ecuadorian, Latin American, South American

Keyword: Avocado, Refreshing, Shrimp, Shrimp stuffed avocado, Stuffed avocados

Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes minutes

Servings: 8 -10 stuffed avocado halves

Ingredients

• 4-5 firm but ripe avocados
• 1 lb medium sized cooked shrimp
• ½ medium red onion diced finely
• 2 radishes diced finely
• ½ red bell pepper diced finely
• 2 celery stalks diced finely
• 2 hard-boiled eggs diced
• 5 tbs cilantro aioli or mix regular mayonnaise with chopped cilantro, garlic and lime
• Lime juice from 1 lime
• Salt/pepper to taste

Optional garnishes:

• Chopped lettuce sliced tomatoes and chopped cilantro

Instructions

• Chop the cooked shrimp in half, if desired keep a few whole ones to garnish.
• Combine diced onions, radishes, bell pepper, celery, eggs, shrimp, ½ of the lime juice, and the aioli or mayonnaise in a bowl, mix well. Can be kept refrigerated until ready to use.
• Taste and salt/pepper if necessary.
• Cut avocados in half, remove seed and peel carefully.
• Drizzle remaining lime juice over avocados, this help keep them from darkening too quickly.
• Use a spoon to stuff avocados with shrimp salad filling.
• Add any garnishes and serve immediately.

Notes

Serve with aji or hot sauce if you want to spice it up. Also, if you’re serving it as a salad and have any extra cilantro aioli you can serve this on the side as additional salad dressing.

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