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OHOW’s Favorite Seafood Ceviche Recipe

Serve this refreshing, flavorful seafood ceviche with tortilla chips or over a bed of crisp lettuce or fluffy rice. This dish is perfect as an appetizer or light meal.
Prep Time 10 minutes
12 hours
Total Time 12 hours 10 minutes
Course Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine Latin American, Spanish
Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

  • 4 limes for garnish
  • 4 large ripe avocados for garnish
  • 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • ¼ cup fresh lime juice
  • 3 diced fresh tomatoes
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 bunch scallions, trimmed and chopped about 6 each
  • 1 lb  raw bay shrimp
  • 1 lb raw bay scallops
  • 2 diced fresh jalapeno peppers
  • 1 diced fresh serrano chilli pepper
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • ¼ cup diced fresh cilantro
  • 2 tsp Kosher salt
  • = = Tortilla chips for serving

Instructions
 

  • In a large mixing bowl, mix lemon and lime juice, tomato, cumin, scallions, jalapeno, serrano chili pepper, oregano, cilantro, salt, and shrimp and raw bay scallions. Toss all ingredients together, cover with plastic, and let marinate overnight or about 12 hours.
  • When ready to serve, toss seafood one more time and adjust seasonings as needed.
  • Ceviche can be served in a glass bowl and garnished with sliced fresh avocado, lime wedges, and crispy tortilla chips or as a salad served over strips of iceberg lettuce

Notes

If marinated seafood isn’t your cup of tea, one can par-cook and chill the seafood and then add the rest of the ingredients.
Keyword seafood, seafood ceviche, summer recipe