The classic crab stick salad appeared on our holiday tables about twenty years ago and over the years has become one of the most popular salads in almost any home. Many people prefer to cook crab salad instead of everything. familiar salad Olivier or herring under a fur coat.
The classic recipe for such a salad is well known to everyone. Usually this salad is made from crab sticks, boiled chicken eggs, canned corn, rice. But there are so many recipes in which other ingredients are added to the crab salad that make this appetizer even tastier.
Crab stick salad has a huge number of advantages over other types of snacks. First, it has a very original taste. There are very few people who do not like him. Secondly, such a salad is quick and easy to prepare. Each housewife will be able to prepare a classic salad of crab sticks without any problems and serve it on the table, delighting her family and guests. And thirdly, the products that are required to make crab salad are relatively inexpensive. Therefore, every family can afford the preparation of such a salad. It should also be added that, despite its satiety, this salad cannot be called high-calorie, so it is perfect for those who are watching their figure and do not want to gain extra pounds.
I would like to add that crab stick salad is a real find for any housewife. After all, sometimes you do not expect the arrival of guests at all and you need to cook something tasty for hastily... Crab salad will be the most suitable solution to this problem.
Snacks such as crab salad are very popular and quick to prepare. In order to make a crab salad with corn, you only need half an hour. The indicated amount of products is calculated for the preparation of a salad for 6 servings.
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This salad is very quick and easy to prepare. Crab sticks go well with many foods, so you can always add different ingredients.
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Enjoy your meal!
This salad will definitely appeal to those who love flaky salads.
I bring to your attention a salad of crab sticks, which is very similar to the well-known Mimosa salad. Only in it I use not fish this time, but crab sticks. This ingredient gives this salads originality.
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Boil the potatoes in their skins. After it has cooled, peel it and grate it on a fine grater.
Cook the carrots, cool, grate on a fine grater.
Hard-boiled eggs. Separate the yolks from the whites. Then the protein needs to be grated.
Crab sticks must be finely chopped.
Then you can start laying out the ingredients in layers in the following sequence:
After that, you need to put the salad in the refrigerator for about 1 hour so that it is well saturated.
This salad will be a great snack if you need to cook something delicious in a hurry. The preparation of the "Red Sea" will take only 10-15 minutes.
The suggested amount of ingredients is good for two servings. If you need to make more salad, use these proportions.
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Red Sea salad with crab sticks ready.
This salad is delicious and very light. He will appeal to all those who follow their figure.
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This type of crab salad is perfect for festive table and will please all guests.
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This type of crab salad is slightly different from the classic one. You can pleasantly surprise your guests by serving the Nezhenka salad on the table.
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I advise you to choose an apple of sour, not sweet varieties. It is this sourness that will give the salad a very unusual taste.
Sprinkle the salad with grated yolks.
This crab salad has a delicious and unusual taste. It will become an irreplaceable dish on the table.
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Any housewife can make this salad in a matter of minutes and serve it on the table.
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Salad ready!
In order for this salad to have a more festive look. I suggest decorating it with fresh cucumbers. A large cucumber can be cut into large rings, which must be laid out along the edges of the dish. Then pour crab stick salad inside the dish.
This salad will really appeal to those who love crab sticks, but want to try something new.
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Bon Appetit!
This salad is delicious and doesn't take a lot of time to prepare. Try it yourself and you will love it.
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Such a culinary dish will look great on your holiday table.
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Bon Appetit!
This crab salad will be delicious and light. You will definitely love this extraordinary snack.
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This salad will be flaky, so it's best to choose a convenient mold for it.
We will lay out the products in layers:
Then we decorate the salad with grated cheese on top.
Crab salad with pineapple is very popular nowadays. We suggest making such a flaky salad.
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Rub the cheese on a coarse grater.
Then grate the eggs.
Cut pineapples and crab sticks into small cubes.
We lay out the products in a split form in layers:
Each layer should be well saturated with mayonnaise.
This recipe is exactly the one we are all used to, because this is how this appetizer was prepared at a time when crab sticks appeared on store shelves.
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All of these ingredients must be finely chopped.
After that, they must be mixed and seasoned with mayonnaise.
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Crab sticks in salads have long won our hearts and stomachs. I think that almost every family has their own secret recipes for cooking this yummy. Our family also cooks it. More often, of course, it can be found on holiday tables.
They have taken root so much in cooking that classic recipes for preparing salads with their use have appeared. But today I want to offer you several completely new interpretations of this salad.
After all, it is not at all necessary from year to year. You always want to serve something tasty and unusual on the table. It is about non-standard recipes that will be discussed today.
The first recipe will be the option of cooking with the addition of beans. The cooking time for this salad does not exceed 15 minutes, since you do not need to cook or fry anything.
Ingredients.
Red beans 1 can.
Hard cheese 150 gr.
Crab sticks 200 gr.
Bell pepper 1 pc.
Cilantro 1 bundle
Mayonnaise to taste
Salt and pepper to taste
Cooking process.
You can also use white beans, but I like the red ones. And so we drain the brine from the jar and pour all the beans into a bowl.
Cut the crab sticks into cubes.
We also finely chop the cheese, but you can grate it.
Sweet bell pepper chop into cubes the size of a bean.
Finely chop the greens.
Add some mayonnaise, mix well the chopped ingredients.
The salad is ready to be put into a beautiful salad bowl and served.
That's the whole process of preparing this salad.
And one more simple recipe for salad with crab sticks that will be swept off the table just in an instant. The salad turns out to be delicious, beautiful, and thanks to the tomatoes, it is very juicy.
Ingredients.
Crab sticks 250 gr.
Canned corn 1 can for 200 gr.
Boiled eggs 4 pcs.
Fresh cucumbers 150 gr.
Bulgarian Bell pepper 60-80 gr.
Cherry tomatoes 50 gr.
Red onion 30-40 gr.
Mayonnaise 100 gr.
Cooking process.
Grind crab sticks and place in a bowl. Add finely chopped eggs.
Pour in canned corn.
Wash cucumbers and tomatoes, dry and cut into small cubes.
Cut the tail off the pepper, remove the seeds and chop finely. The onion will also be cut into small cubes.
And so all the ingredients are chopped it's time to add mayonnaise and mix everything well until smooth.
You can also arrange the salad in small bowls, add a small portion of mayonnaise to each and put it on the table without stirring.
This is how colorful a regular crab salad can be.
Salads are often prized for being tasty and easy to prepare. And also for the fact that when preparing a salad, you can show your imagination. Once I had to fantasize with the ingredients while preparing this salad. And here's what happened.
Ingredients.
Crab sticks 200 gr.
Corn 1 can
Peas 1 can
Rice 1 glass
Bow 2 heads
Eggs 4 pcs.
Mayonnaise
Salt and pepper to taste
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We need eggs and rice boiled in a salad. So I set to boil eggs and rice, but for now, let's take care of the rest of the products.
I will cut the onion into small cubes.
Grinding crab sticks.
I put the peas and corn in a bowl. I completely drain the brine beforehand, since we do not need it in the salad.
By this time, the rice and eggs were boiled. I put the finely shredded eggs in a common bowl.
I shift the slightly cooled rice.
I add mayonnaise to taste and mix everything well until smooth.
The salad is completely ready to enjoy.
It's time to get closer to the classic recipe for this New Year's snack. But of course, all the raisins of this recipe will be in the original serving. Serving will not be standard and more like a quick snack, not a jelly on a regular crab salad.
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Crab meat 190 gr.
Fresh tomatoes 6-7 pcs.
Canned corn 1 can
Fresh cucumber
Mayonnaise to taste
Salt and allspice to taste
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In order for our venture to succeed, tomatoes need strong ones with a thick wall. Cut the tomato in two and carefully remove the core with a teaspoon. To make these mini cups.
Grind the rest of the ingredients in the classical way, add mayonnaise and mix well until smooth.
And another option is how not usually to serve this salad.
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Crab sticks 130 gr.
Canned pineapple in pieces 1 can
Hard cheese 50 gr.
Garlic 1 clove
Mayonnaise to taste
Tartlets 7-8 pcs
Dill 1 bunch
Lettuce leaves
Sesame
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And so the cheese is traditionally three on a coarse grater, we pass the garlic through a press, finely chop the herbs and crab sticks with a knife.
Take pineapple in pieces, if the pieces are too large, you will have to touch them up with a knife.
Put the chopped ingredients in a bowl, season with salt, mayonnaise and mix well.
Now we take a tartlet, gently spread a leaf of lettuce on the bottom and stuff the tartlet.
We put the baskets on a plate and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Before serving, unforgettable garnish with dill sprigs.
This recipe came to me after going to a cafe. We went to a cafe for a snack and ordered a salad with crab sticks. But what was my surprise when our order was brought to us. In addition to the original presentation, I was surprised that the salad was assembled in layers, and there were also mushrooms in the composition. In general, I liked it so much that I decided to cook it at home.
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Crab sticks 100 gr.
Champignons 100 gr.
Eggs 2 pcs.
Mayonnaise 2 tbsp spoons
Salt and pepper to taste
Vegetable oil
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Cut the mushrooms into pieces and fry on vegetable oil before the blush appears. Then transfer to a plate and let cool completely to room temperature.
Boil eggs, cool, disassemble into yolk and white. Finely chop the whites, and grate the yolks separately.
Cut the crab sticks as well.
Put the first layer of mushrooms on the bottom of the salad bowl.
The second layer is egg whites with a net of mayonnaise.
The third layer is crab sticks and also a net of mayonnaise.
Put the yolks in the last layer and decorate with herbs and the remnants of crab packs.
Before serving, the salad should stand for 30-40 minutes in the refrigerator.
The recipe is very simple and the salad is delicious. So you just have to buy everything you need and prepare such salads at least every day.
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Crab sticks 150-200 gr.
Eggs 4-5 pcs.
Garlic at least 1 clove
Hard cheese 140-160 gr.
White bread croutons 1 pack
Greens
Salt and mayonnaise to taste
Vegetable oil
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You can make crackers yourself, or you can take purchased ones. I cooked the croutons myself, so I will describe the entire cooking process.
So we take a few slices of white bread. Cut them into cubes and fry the slices in vegetable oil until the characteristic blush. We put the finished crackers on a tray so that they have time to cool well before they need to be added to the salad.
In the meantime, the crackers are cooling, we continue to cook further. Finely chop the crab sticks, three cheese on the track, disassemble the eggs into yolk and white and chop in any way possible.
We put the ingredients in a bowl, squeeze the garlic, add mayonnaise, crackers and mix.
We transfer the finished mass into a beautiful salad bowl, distribute it evenly and decorate with cut eggs.
Decorate with herbs if desired.
To be honest, I would like to use shrimp in the salad much more often. I really like them, but the prices nowadays are such that you think before buying another pack of shrimp, is it worth it? But on the eve of the holiday, and even more so the new year, doubts recede.
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Crab sticks or crab meat 200 gr.
Shrimps 150 gr.
Canned corn 1 can
Mayonnaise to taste
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So boil the shrimp until tender and completely remove the shell from them. You can of course buy boiled and peeled shrimps. Such shrimps can simply be poured with boiling water and they will already be considered completely ready.
I chop crab meat with a knife. The pieces are not too small. In this salad, it is important that the product is felt.
I open the can of corn and drain the syrup, and transfer the corn to the shrimp and chopped crab sticks.
Finally, add a couple of tablespoons of mayonnaise, mix and serve. Here's a super simple salad recipe.
Sometimes I add sliced sweet apples. It turns out to be a very cool taste.
not to say that I spent a lot of time preparing this salad. I fiddled with squid for a long time, since I forgot how it was, but then things went much faster.
Ingredients.
Squid 250 gr.
Sticks 200 gr.
Eggs 4 pcs.
Bow 1 head
Mayonnaise.
Salt and pepper to taste
Cooking process.
2 squid carcasses were enough for me. I peeled and boiled them. It is important to know that squid should be cooked for no longer than 3 minutes.
While the squids are cooling, I cut the crab sticks.
I also cut boiled eggs into small pieces.
Cut the onion into half rings and fry in vegetable oil.
After frying the onions, you can start slicing squid. I cut them into rings like this.
As a result, I put everything in one bowl, season with mayonnaise and mix.
Decorate with fresh herbs before serving.
This recipe will appeal to those who do not really like to cook salads in which there are too many ingredients. Everything here is easy and simple.
Ingredients.
Fresh cabbage 300 gr.
Boiled corn 5 tablespoons
Bow 1 head
Crab sticks 200 gr.
Mayonnaise.
Salt and pepper to taste
Cooking process.
Cut the cabbage into small strips, lightly salt and mash with your hands. It is important for us that the cabbage let the juice out.
Chop the crab sticks at random, cut the onion into half rings.
Put the ingredients in a bowl or saucepan, season with mayonnaise, mix until smooth.
The salad is ready, you can put it in a beautiful salad bowl and serve.
A light, tasty and simple salad is ready.
This concludes my post on crab meat salads. The selection of recipes turned out to be quite extensive and there is plenty to choose from. I hope that you can find your most delicious and favorite salad for yourself. All the world is kind and more positive news.
Such a salad is not a very frequent guest in our homes, but he did not go very far from Olivier. Most commonly, crab salad means rice, corn, crab sticks, eggs, and mayonnaise. That's right, this is what is called the classic crab salad.
Well, what about without new experiments? Without this, we will not be ourselves. But as usual, we will keep the intrigue a little longer for those who are already barely waiting for the list of recipes.
Do you know what crab sticks are? Surely, not all of you know that these are not crabs. For those who are not yet in the know, we will reveal a "terrible" secret. There is not a drop of crab meat in the composition of crab sticks. They consist of white fish meat. Surprise!
But we sincerely hope that after this you will not stop eating crab sticks. In fact, we can say that they replace crab sticks in the salad for fish. That is, the salads, it turns out, we will have fish. How do you like this turn? But if, nevertheless, “with crab sticks” sounds better, then let it be. Choose J.
Today, as usual, we will surprise you with a variety by providing a good list of recipes. We will prepare a classic crab salad, then with cheese and apples, with cheese and cherry tomatoes, with cheese and corn. All of them will be incredibly tasty and unforgettable.
But to make them even tastier, we strongly recommend that you do not fill them with store-bought mayonnaise, but make mayonnaise at home. It really tastes a thousand times better. It will be so delicious that you will be ready to eat it without the salad, just a tablespoon.
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To prepare a delicious salad, it is not enough to buy food, cut them and combine them in a bowl. You need to know what you are buying. Always choose quality. Well, of course, a few more tips from us.
These are the three most important criteria by which you can determine the freshness of crab sticks, their quality. Be sure to remember our tips to buy a good product.
Classic crab stick salad
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Tip: When cooking rice, you can add 15 ml to the water lemon juice, so the rice will be snow white.
Crispy sweet apples, salty cheese and, of course, crab sticks. A few more hearty eggs, mayonnaise and the perfect salad can be served to the table.
It will take 35 minutes to cook.
How many calories - 125 calories.
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Tip: You can add various spices to the mayonnaise in advance to give the dish a new flavor.
Corn will add sweetness to any salad you add it to. Therefore, be prepared for the fact that this salad will turn out incredibly tasty.
It will take 25 minutes to cook.
How many calories - 100 calories.
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Tip: when serving, the salad will be beautifully decorated with tops of fresh basil.
Cheese and tomatoes are classics in cooking. This is an excellent combination with which you can never spoil anything, even if you really want to.
It will take 20 minutes to cook.
How many calories - 174 calories.
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Tip: The salad can also be assembled in layers, decorating the very top with mouth-watering grated cheese.
A rich salad will make your snack incredibly bright and delicious. Many tastes are mixed together, but at the same time each is responsible only for himself. This is rarely seen.
It will take 35 minutes to cook.
How many calories - 217 calories.
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Tip: To make the salad even tastier, replace mayonnaise with homemade. It's incredibly delicious!
The most important nuance in the preparation of such salads is the quality of the products. Above we have described for you the criteria by which you need to choose our main product - crab sticks.
It is also advisable to determine eggs for freshness in the store, so as not to waste money in vain. Greens can be judged by their appearance, but check canned food for an expiration date. It is better to cook mayonnaise at home, so it is not only safer, but also much tastier.
Make sure to give the salad time to rest. Mayonnaise will infuse all foods, which in turn will combine their flavors and aromas into one to make you taste better.
The crab stick salad is an incredibly simple appetizer. It will be prepared by both a professional cook and a beginner. A salad can be a snack in the morning, for an afternoon snack, eat it for dinner or lunch. It is not very high in calories, so you don't have to worry about your figure. Cook with love and enjoy. Bon Appetit!
It is quite simple to prepare it, and you do not need to have any special culinary skills. Most products do not require additional heat treatment; they only need to be cut correctly. Crab stick salad recipes are presented in various options and everyone can find for themselves what they like. They add to it green pea, fresh tomatoes and cucumbers, herbs, chicken, beans, rice, garlic, and even pineapple. You can decorate such a treat with grated cheese, cherry slices or finely chopped herbs.
Such beauty will be a real decoration for a simple family dinner or a festive table. To properly prepare a dish with crab sticks, you must carefully follow the recommendations in the recipe and observe the indicated proportions. This will allow you to combine the desired flavors equally and create a real culinary masterpiece that will be appreciated by both guests and home.
Most housewives only know classic recipe crab salad. In fact, there are more interesting variations of it. For example, with shrimps, mushrooms, croutons and other additional ingredients.
Ingredients: a full glass of boiled white long-grain rice, 4 chicken eggs boiled until the egg yolk is frozen, rock salt to taste, a standard can of canned corn, 240 g of high-quality crab sticks, low-fat mayonnaise.
It remains to pour corn grains without brine into the snack and season the dish with salted mayonnaise.
Ingredients: 2 medium cucumbers (fresh), 220 g defrosted crab sticks, a jar of sweet canned corn, a full glass of cooked white rice, a bunch of green onions, 4 eggs pre-cooked until the yolk hardens, table salt, low-fat mayonnaise.
To completely cook such a salad with crab sticks and corn, it remains to pour over salted sauce and decorate it with fresh or pickled vegetables to taste.
Ingredients: 2/3 cup of rice pre-cooked until cooked, 130 g of thawed crab sticks, 2 eggs pre-cooked until the yolk hardens, a whole sweet and sour apple, half a purple onion, 120 g of canned red beans, sauce to taste, rock salt.
The prepared ingredients from steps 3 and 4 are added to the bowl, after which they are salted and seasoned with the selected sauce. Instead of the usual mayonnaise, you can take sour cream with garlic and any other options you like.
Ingredients: 120 g of juicy quality crab sticks, a full jar of canned corn kernels, cucumber (fresh), a bunch of dill (fresh), 220 g of white cabbage, 3-4 tbsp. tablespoons of light mayonnaise, table salt.
The appetizer is salted and generously greased with sauce.
Ingredients: 230 g frozen mushrooms, 2 chicken eggs pre-cooked until the yolk is frozen, 300 g crab meat, a small head onions, table salt, sauce.
Ready salad with crab meat garnished with fresh herbs and / or canned green peas.
Ingredients: 220 g quality chilled crab sticks, 2 medium squid carcasses, 430 g small peeled shrimps, 70 g red caviar, 4 pre-cooked until the yolk is frozen chicken eggs, 60 g of light mayonnaise and medium fat sour cream.
It will be possible to effectively serve the appetizer in portions in beautiful miniature bowls. Garnished with the remaining croutons and chopped herbs. The cherry tomatoes go well with the taste of such a salad. You can also spread the halves on top of the salad.