Name: Avocado shrimp boat
Eaten in: probably everywhere avocado and shrimps are indigenous, and beyond. I was introduced to it in Côte D’Ivoire.
Foodie: Elodie
When I was growing up, very few Sundays went by without the whole family heading to the beach. Once there, we had lunch at one of the many beachside restaurants. The first course of the meal more often than not was avocado-shrimp. Perhaps the proximity of the ocean is what made this seafood dish one of the menu staples.
As far as I can remember, the shrimp part of the meal was always mixed with ketchup and mayonnaise, which as you know are by no means Ivorian products. I am not sure how this mixture came to be a part of this dish. In any case, those condiments can certainly be replaced with a home made vinaigrette or perhaps your favorite store bought dressing, but you should probably give the ketchup-mayo mixture a try, (like Sasha did on her adventurous blog), the flavor might pleasantly surprise you!
Also, you might wonder: how important is the “boat part” to the recipe? The answer is: very! Although I am sure that cutting pieces of avocado and eating them with shrimps on an actual plate would not change the flavor, it might take away some of the fun… =).
| Rocking on an avocado-shrimp boat |
- 2 avocados
- frozen medium shrimps ; how much shrimp you use, entirely depends on how much shrimp you feel like eating, but start by defrosting a cup of shrimp, and if you still need some to fill your “boat” defrost some more
- 3 tablespoons of ketchup
- 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise
- a little bit of water.
- Slice the avocadoes in half, lengthwise, you’ll have to cut around the seed that occupied the center of the avocado
- Carefully separate the halves; the seed will remain in one of them.
- Using a spoon, delicately remove the seed, try as much as possible to not remove any of the avocado along with the seed
- It is now time to prepare your shrimp mixture. In a bowl, mix the ketchup and mayonnaise with a spoon. Add a little bit of water (a teaspoon or 2) and mix some more, you do not want the mixture to be too liquid nor too thick.
- Add your defrosted shrimps and mix some more with a spoon.
- Now, add a few spoonfuls of the shrimp mixture in the hole of the avocado halves. That’s it! Enjoy!
This was so good! Perfect for a hot summer’s day. 🙂
Yes. Totally agree Sasha.
Have you done Haiti yet? You should check out Diri ak Djon Djon, http://tropicalfoodies.com/2011/01/09/djon-djon-rice-wonderful%C2%A0haitian%C2%A0delicacy/
It’s just amazing.