Many Catholics abstain from eating meat on Fridays during Lent and get creative with fish dishes instead. Whether you celebrate the Lenten season or not, keep things interesting with a delicious seafood spread. From Asian salmon kebabs to the easiest baked lemon salmon to crispy coconut shrimp, these recipes will provide plenty of inspiration.
— Additional reporting by Laura Marie Meyers and Lauren Harano
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