Democracy for Vancouver

Because there doesn’t seem to be enough good news this morning to counteract the weeklong economic pall/Barack HUSSEIN!!! Obama bullshit, let’s pretend it’s summer and break out the chips and beer:

Shrimp Ceviche Salsa

1 lb. raw shrimp, peeled & cut in 1 cm. pieces or
¾-1 lb. whole bay shrimp

1½ cups fresh lime juice
1 cup diced sweet onion (Vidalia, Walla Walla, etc.)
1 bunch fresh cilantro, rinsed, stemmed and finely chopped
1 jalapeño, peeled, seeded & diced (keep seeds if you like it hot)
2-3 cloves garlic, minced (to taste)
3 small ripe roma tomatoes, seeded & diced
1 cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced (optional)
1 avocado, pitted, diced (optional)

Place shrimp, lime juice, onion, garlic and jalapeño in a non-reactive bowl. Make sure lime juice completely covers shrimp. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours.

After 4 hours, drain shrimp mixture, and add diced tomatoes and optional avocado and cucumber.

Serve with chips as salsa, in martini glasses or butter lettuce cups as an appetizer, or over corn or black bean cakes as part of a main course.

Mmm mmm good.