Arepa topped with garlic shrimp in chili-flecked olive oil

Garlic Shrimp Arepa — Gluten-Free Spanish Dinner in 10

September 01, 2026

Category: Simple Meals  |  Ready in 10 minutes  |  Serves 1 adult or 2 kids  |  Naturally gluten-free

What You Need

  • 2 Zavor & Co gluten-free arepas
  • 16 large shrimp, peeled
  • 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp chili flakes
  • 2 tbsp chopped parsley

How to Make It

  1. Warm the olive oil with the garlic and chili flakes in a pan over medium heat until the garlic is golden, 2 minutes.
  2. Add the shrimp and cook until pink and just opaque, 3 minutes.
  3. Stir in the parsley and a pinch of salt.
  4. Warm the arepas in the toaster on high, 2-3 cycles.
  5. Spoon the shrimp and garlicky oil over each arepa.

About This Recipe

Gambas al ajillo is the tapas bar's greatest hit — shrimp sizzled in a lake of garlicky, chili-flecked olive oil. Traditionally you mop up the oil with bread; a warm arepa does the job.


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Laura Sophia — Zavor & Co.
Founder of Zavor & Co., the everyday arepa brand bringing naturally gluten-free arepas into everyday American life.
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