Many housewives strive to surprise guests with unusual and delicious dishes. If nothing original comes to mind, you can prepare a salad with Atlantic shrimp meat, which is not so popular in cooking, but has a unique taste.
Krill is a Pacific dweller whose meat is distinguished by a special light taste and tenderness. On its basis, experienced housewives prepare a large number of dishes that can be served at the festive table. The most popular are salads with its addition.
Consider the most delicious krill-based salad recipes.
Juicy krill and sweet corn salad
An unusual salad is prepared very simply and easily. All the ingredients for its preparation can be easily found in any store. This recipe requires the following ingredients:
- Atlantic shrimp meat - 1 can;
- canned corn - 1 can;
- chicken egg - 3 pieces;
- salted gherkins - 5-6 pieces;
- light mayonnaise - 3 tablespoons;
- dill, parsley - a small bunch;
- salt and pepper to taste.
- The step-by-step preparation of the salad begins with the preparation of all the necessary products.
- Boil and chop chicken eggs.
- Cut the gherkins into small cubes.
- Chop the greens into small pieces.
- Mash the krill meat with a fork.
- Mix all ingredients and season with light mayonnaise.
- Serve the salad chilled. Decorate with a sprig of greenery.
Cheese baskets stuffed with krill meat
This recipe can be categorized as a canapé. Due to its unusual appearance and light taste, it will become the highlight of any feast.
To prepare it, you need the following products:
- cheese "Gouda" or "Maasdam" - 50 g;
- wheat flour - 1 tablespoon;
- krill meat - 1 can;
- chicken eggs - 2 pieces;
- mayonnaise - 2 tablespoons;
- juice of half a lemon.
- The cheese must be grated on a coarse grater. Add flour to it. To stir thoroughly.
- Heat a frying pan and put a spoonful of the mixture on it without adding oil. The cheese should melt evenly. Care must be taken to ensure that it does not burn.
- Cover the table with parchment and put a narrow glass. Place it in the middle of the cheese pancake and turn the pan over. The cheese should stick around the whole glass. Let the cheese cool and harden. Put the received baskets aside.
- Mash the krill meat with a fork.
- Boil chicken eggs and cool. Peel. Grate and combine with shrimp meat. Add mayonnaise. Season with pepper and salt to taste.
- Place the filling in the cheese baskets.
- Serve chilled.
Classic salad with krill and bell pepper
Thanks to the presence of bell peppers and mustard in the recipe, the salad acquires a sweet and spicy taste that will surprise your guests. The dish looks very festive and beautiful, besides it has a unique taste.
To prepare it, you need the following ingredients:
- krill meat - 200 g;
- chicken egg - 3 pieces;
- medium bell pepper - 1 piece;
- cucumber - 1 piece;
- green salad - 5-6 leaves;
- seasonings to taste;
- mustard - 2 teaspoons;
- olive oil - 10 ml;
- juice of 1/4 lemon.
- The step-by-step preparation of the salad begins with the preparation of all the ingredients.
- Boil hard-boiled eggs and cut into small pieces.
- Mash the krill meat and combine with the eggs. Season to taste.
- In a separate bowl, combine the mustard, olive oil and the juice of a quarter of a lemon. Beat thoroughly with a blender until smooth.
- Dice the bell pepper and cucumber and add to the krill mixture.
- Add dressing to krill and mix thoroughly.
- Put the salad leaves on a dish. Spread the salad over the leaves. Decorate with a sprig of greenery.
Salad with vegetables and krill meat
A salad made from such ingredients has an unusually light and delicate taste, and all the ingredients can be easily found in the store.
To prepare a successful dish according to this recipe, you need the following products:
- canned krill - 200 g;
- young potatoes - 2 pieces;
- carrots - 1 piece;
- canned peas - 1/2 can;
- light mayonnaise - 3 tablespoons;
- white pepper - a small pinch;
- salt and pepper to taste.
- Boil potatoes and carrots until tender. Refrigerate. Dice finely.
- Mash the krill meat with a fork. Add to potato and carrot mixture.
- Add canned peas to the salad. To stir thoroughly. Season the salad with mayonnaise.
- Add white pepper. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Krill salad with Chinese cabbage and corn
Due to the presence of delicate Peking salad in the composition, the homemade dish turns out to be airy and light. To prepare it, you need the following ingredients:
- canned krill - 200 g;
- canned corn - 1 can;
- chicken egg - 2 pieces;
- 1 large onion
- lemon - 1 piece;
- olives - 1 can;
- light mayonnaise or salad dressing - 4 tablespoons;
- seasonings and salt to taste.
- Peel the lemon and cut into thin strips. Squeeze juice from the lemon pulp.
- Cut the onion into half rings and pickle with lemon juice. Let it sit for 30 minutes. After the specified time, squeeze the onion.
- Chop the pekuna cabbage into small pieces.
- Boil chicken eggs hard-boiled. Refrigerate. Peel and cut into small cubes.
- Cut the olives in half. If they were originally with a bone, disconnect them from it.
- Mash the krill with a fork and place in a salad bowl.
- Strain the canned corn from the liquid and add to the krill.
- Add all ingredients to a salad bowl (except the lemon zest) and mix thoroughly.
- Season the salad with mayonnaise. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Decorate the finished dish with lemon zest.
New Year's Dragon salad
This dish is interesting in its appearance. As the name implies, it is perfect for a New Year's festive table.
To prepare the New Year's Dragon salad, the following components are required:
- boiled chicken breast - 400 g;
- canned corn - 1 can;
- krill meat - 200 g;
- Russian cheese - 150 g;
- chicken eggs - 4 pieces;
- pineapple - 4 pucks;
- a small head of onion;
- mayonnaise - 5 tablespoons;
- kiwi - 3 pieces;
- carrots - 1 piece;
- spices and seasonings to taste.
- Cut the breast into small cubes.
- Chop the onions into thin rings and scald with boiling water.
- Boil chicken eggs and grate on a medium grater.
- Grind the shrimp meat and drain the excess liquid from it.
- Grate the cheese.
- Cut pineapples into small squares.
- Mix all components of the salad (meat, onions, eggs, corn, krill meat, cheese, pineapples) and season with mayonnaise. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Lay out the dragon shape from the salad mixture.
- Peel the kiwi and cut into small cubes. From the fruit mixture, make an outline and a head.
- Put the remaining pineapples on the back.
- Make a flame, tail, claws, and comb from boiled carrots.
- Eyes can be made from chicken eggs and black peppercorns.
As you can see, very tasty and unusual salads are obtained from krill meat. In addition, the meat of the Atlantic shrimp is very healthy. It includes a complex of all substances that a person needs for normal life. Krill meat normalizes metabolic processes in cells and has powerful antioxidant properties.
