Easy Grilled Shrimp Guacamole Bites

5 from 5 votes

This healthy appetizer is absolutely the best. It is delicious, packed with flavorful gucamole, perfectly grilled shrimp-- you truly cannot go wrong with this crowd pleaser!

Prep Time10

Cook Time7

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: clean appetizer, dinner parties, easy appetizer, easy recipes, family favorites, grilling recipe, healthy appetizer, shrimp recipe, the best guacamole

Servings:

Calories: 89kcal

Author: Alaina Hinkle

Equipment

Grill

Ingredients

Grilled Shrimp Ingredients:

1 1/2 lbs peeled/deveined and tail off shrimp about 30 shrimp
3 tbsp fresh lime juice about 3 limes
2 garlic cloves minced
3/4 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cumin powder

The Best Homemade Guacamole

6 large ripe avocados
1 large garlic clove minced
1/2 jalapeño pepper deseeded and diced FINELY
1/3 cup favorite salsa I prefer chunky mild salsa in this recipe
3 tbsp fresh lime juice about 3 limes
1 TBSP red onion diced FINELY
1 tsp salt adjust to taste if need be

Assembling Ingredients

30 Tostito Scoops OR Cucumber Slices for each bite
fresh cilantro for the tops
extra salsa for the tops if you want

Instructions

Grilled Shrimp Directions:

Start preheating your grill to 375- 450 degrees.
In a 9 inch square baking dish add your raw shrimp and drizzle the lime juice on top. Sprinkle the minced garlic cloves over it as well. With your hands mix the lime juice and minced garlic evenly on your shrimp.
Wash your hands and then sprinkle the chili powder, salt and cumin powder on top of the shrimp. With your hands mix the seasoning evenly on your shrimp as well.
You will be directly cooking the shrimp on the grill on the medium heat for 5 to 7 minutes. Turn your shrimp half way through the grilling process. The shrimp should be a nice pint color and the meat should be white and opaque. They should make a nice C shape, if they are curled all the way in to more of an O shape they have been a bit overcooked. So keep a look out for that nice C shape.
Transfer to a plate and cover with aluminum foil while you assemble the rest of your bites.

The Best Guacamole Directions:

In a large mixing bowl add your finely diced jalapeño, finely diced red onion and minced garlic. Then cut into your avocados, remove the seed and scoop out the insides for all 6 avocados. Then pour the lime juice, salsa and salt over them.
Take a fork or a banana masher and mash your avocados until it is the consistency you prefer for guacamole. Take a spatula and fold in your guacamole a few times to get it fully incorporated
Cover with press and seal. Then refrigerate while you're grilling your shrimp or before you are ready to serve!

Assembly the Easy Grilled Shrimp Guacamole Bites

Take a Tostitos Scoops chip ( want them to be the bowl shape for the best presentation) can always use cucumber slice for low carb option
Add about a 1 1/2 tsp of The Best Homemade Guacamole in the center
Place 1 of your delicious grilled shrimp on top of the guacamole and then repeat for each one. Next... DEVOUR! :)

Notes

You will have some delicious leftover guacamole after adding them to your Tostito Scoops. I use it for adding to the center of your appetizer plate or to add more to your bites if you want!

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