Ceviche is popular in Latin america and it is basically seafood "cooked" by being marinated in citrus such as lime and orange. The acidity of the citrus is what makes the shrimp, fish or any other seafood to be ready to eat! although of course you can always eat your seafood raw you will find the ceviche to be fresh and an easy dish to impress your friends. It's a perfect appetizer or first course.
Last night I made baby scallops ceviche in a bed of avocado, also a very popular ingredient in Latin american countries...it was delicious and so so full of flavors...and also my friends loved it!
Ingredients (for 4):
- 24 small scallops (zamburiñas in Spain), around 6 per serving
- one small red onion, around 1/2 cup diced
- 1/2 cup of fresh cilantro
- around 1/2 cup of cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup lime juice
- 1 or 2 small chili peppers, depends on how spicy you want it
- salt
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Combine the finely diced red onion with the cilantro, chili pepper and tomatoes in a bowl that's either glass or plastic. I used my food processor for the tomatoes and this made them more juicy than just normally chopped |
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Then add the "zamburiñas" or "baby scallops". You can use either fresh scallops or frozen. They both taste perfect in this recipe |