A Quick and Easy Salvadoran Shrimp Ceviche

Inside: A quick and easy recipe for a delicious Salvadoran Shrimp Ceviche using either raw or cooked shrimp.

We are not only raising our son bilingually, but also biculturally and one way we expose him to his Salvadoran roots is through food.

Luckily, my partner is a chef, so he’s got this aspect taken care of, while I focus on the linguistics!

Have you ever tried Salvadoran food? If you haven’t, you need to now.

Pupusas, tamales, carne asada, oh, it’s all so flavorful and delicious, you will be craving more as soon as you’re done your plate.

We’ll kick start our Salvadoran food series with this quick and easy Salvadoran shrimp ceviche.

Once you have gobbled up your ceviche, come back to check out some of Carlos’ other Salvadoran delights!

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• Salvadoran Carne Asada Tacos
• Step By Step Salvadoran Pescado Frito
• 13 Facts Parents Who Want to Raise a Bilingual Child Need to Know

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Here’s a little anecdote I’d like to share.

Believe it or not, I used to be a picky eater, especially during my first trip to Nicaragua. I remember turning my nose up to fresh fruit juices, pinto gallo and homemade cheeses. Even Nicaraguan pizza didn’t cut it out for me.

Thank baby Jesus that I met Carlos in 2011, who whipped my picky-ass into shape. Whether I wanted to or not, he made me try new things, and each and every time, I was more and more surprised. It was all sooooo freaking delicious, my palate felt robbed of 19 years + of deliciousness.

Now that I am a mama, one of my parenting goals, apart from raising a Spanish-speaker, was to raise an adventurous eater. So, as soon as Lennox turned six-months-old, we started him on solid foods through baby-led weaning, and jokes aside, this kid eats everything. By nine-months, he was eating shellfish. His favorite food at one-year-old was this Typical Salvadoran Shrimp Ceviche. Watch the video below to see his serious love for Ceviche at almost one-year-old.

Learn more about baby led weaning here.

What is Ceviche?

Ceviche, pronouched (se-VEE-chay), is a Latin American dish which primarily consists of sliced shellfish marinated in lime juice. The acidity of the lime juice ‘cooks’ the shellfish— a process called Denaturation. Denaturation gives the appearance of being cooked, but has a much different texture and taste then actually being cooked by heat.

We hope you ejoyed this recipe, because we sure do on the weekly. There are lots more Latin American recipes that Lennox enjoys on the way. Stay tuned =)