16 recipes for Cinco de Mayo celebrations

Guacamole enchiladas with guajillo-tomatillo beef sauce

May 5th is a day dedicated to celebrating Mexican culture in honor of the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over French forces in the Battle of Puebla. The holiday has captured imaginations in the U.S., and lends itself to creative promotions and South-of-the-Border menu specialties. Here are 11 Mexican-inspired recipes—created at restaurants ranging from Fonda in New York City to Rosa Mexicano Restaurants and La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill. You’ll also find five drink ideas to help your customers toast Cinco de Mayo.

Food

• Shrimp tacos with grilled Mexican spring onions, roasted poblanos and grilled Meyer lemon

• Guacamole enchiladas with guajillo-tomatillo beef sauce

Lucha Libre Idaho tater tots

Hibiscus margarita

• Dungeness crab enchiladas

• Lucha Libre Idaho tater tots

• Spicy steak and eggs breakfast taco

• Mole of duck in puff pastry

• Tequila and brown sugar-glazed Mexican shrimp with corn and jicama relish

• Chicken mole tacos with queso fresco and lime-chipotle yogurt

• Veggie tacos

• Black soybean salsa

• Mollette Mexican breakfast sandwich

Drinks

• Hibiscus margarita

• Raspberry chipotle margarita

• Desert pear margarita

• Mexican cloud

• Mango Michelada