10 Recipes to Try for National Shrimp Day

By Rebecca Gardon

There are countless varieties of shrimp in the marketplace, but our favorite comes from Baja California. Harvested in the Sea of Cortez by fisherman who use low impact hand nets out of small panga boats, colossal Baja shrimp are perfectly sized for a stunning shrimp cocktail or impressive presentation over your favorite pasta, paella, or chilled seafood salad. In our opinion, it’s some of the best-tasting shrimp you’ll ever try. May 10^th happens to be National Shrimp Day, which we think is the perfect excuse to pick up some of this shrimp at our local fish market or online store. We’ve even compiled 10 recipes to help you celebrate!

Butter Poached Shrimp. Decadent yet super simple recipe by Sam the Cooking Guy.

Easy Shrimp Thai Soup. Skip the take-out because this is just too easy to make at home!

Shrimp Scampi Pizza. Topped with garlic-lemon sauce, shrimp, and cheeses…? We’ll take two, please.

Shrimp Étouffée. A classic Cajun favorite made with shrimp, the Cajun holy trinity of onion, celery, and bell pepper, and a decadent roux.

Fresh Shrimp Spring Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce. Perfect Vietnamese flavor wrapped up in rice paper.

Honey Garlic Shrimp Skillet. Super easy. Like five-ingredients-and-less-than-15-minutes-cooking-time easy.

Cajun Shrimp and Quinoa Casserole. We’ve made this, and highly recommend it for breakfast, lunch, or dinner!

Easy Coconut Shrimp. Get ready to take a mental vacation to the islands.

Chipotle Bang Bang Shrimp. Pan fried shrimp tossed in a creamy, sweet and smoky sauce!

Shrimp and Crab Nachos. Seriously kicked-up snack food from Coastal Living Magazine (pictured below).