Crab stick salad has gained well-deserved popularity among housewives, not only due to the availability of its ingredients, but also because of the ease of preparation. At the same time, a traditional recipe is easily transformed by introducing new products into it, which allows you to get new tastes.
Traditional and Easiest Crab Salad Recipe from Cookbooks
Products required for preparing salad:
- 250 g of crab sticks;
- 400 g of canned sweet corn;
- 5 eggs;
- 1 head of onion;
- salt;
- 100 g of mayonnaise.
If you wish, you can supplement the recipe with dill or fresh onions, but even without these components, the salad will turn out to be no less tasty.
Mayonnaise dressing can be made less high-calorie if mixed with sour cream in equal parts or substituted with natural yogurt without flavorings.
For its preparation, you need to boil the eggs hard-boiled, pre-bring frozen crab sticks to room temperature, drain the excess liquid from the corn. Sticks and eggs need to be cut into pieces, mixed with corn, salt salad and seasoned with mayonnaise or its mix with sour cream. If you wish, you can add spices to the salad, which can be either ground pepper or a small amount of dried herbs.
The salad can be served on the table immediately after creation, since it does not need to be infused and soaked in sauce.
How to diversify your crab stick salad
Crab stick salad is especially good because on its basis you can prepare dishes that are completely varied to taste. The principle of their preparation is similar and consists in grinding the components, therefore, it remains only to choose a recipe for yourself with the most acceptable and pleasant ingredients.
Composition of salad with rice:
- 200 g of crab sticks;
- 0.4 kg of canned corn;
- 50 g of already cooked rice;
- 3 boiled eggs;
- 1 pickled cucumber;
- not too large a bunch of dill greens;
- 1 clove of garlic;
- 100 g of mayonnaise.
Composition of salad with cucumbers and pickled mushrooms:
- 250 g of crab sticks;
- a small can of corn;
- 2 fresh cucumbers;
- 100 g of pickled champignons or forest mushrooms;
- 1 head of onion;
- mayonnaise.
Composition of salad with cabbage:
- 300 g of young white or Peking cabbage;
- 3 eggs;
- crab sticks and corn;
- a bunch of dill greens;
- 150 g sour cream.
In this recipe, white cabbage should be lightly washed with salt before being mixed with the rest of the ingredients until it softens and juices.
The composition of the salad with chopsticks and smoked chicken:
- 200 g of crab sticks;
- 200 g of skinless smoked chicken fillet;
- 1 can of corn;
- 100 g of grated hard cheese;
- 50-70 g of pitted olives or olives;
- 100 g of mayonnaise.
These are just the simplest recipes for transforming the popular crab salad into a new dish that is suitable for both festive and everyday feasts.
