There is a wide variety of salad recipes, the ingredients of which include chicken, as well as crab sticks. Salads are a great appetizer for a family dinner. And of course, the festive New Year's table also does not do without your favorite dishes. Consider today some recipes for salads from chicken and crab sticks, as well as some useful tips.
Main Ingredients: Chicken
For all salad recipes published below, you definitely need chicken meat. You can use smoked chicken, boiled or baked in the oven.
You can use not only the breast, but also the thigh, leg or leg. The only thing worth remembering is that the boiled breast can be excessively dry.
Main Ingredients: Corn
No recipe for the salad in question is complete without corn. It is best to give preference to canned sweet corn, which is easy to buy at any supermarket. However, you can do otherwise and boil fresh corn yourself.
Main Ingredients: Crab Sticks
Crab sticks are a favorite product of many. For salads, both chilled and frozen are suitable. You can also buy this semi-finished product in the form of crab meat - the taste of the salad will not change from this. It is important to check the composition of the product indicated on the packaging, as well as the expiration date.
In most cases, a package of 100 g is enough to make a salad.
Classic Salad Recipe
To prepare a classic salad with chicken and crab sticks, the following ingredients will be required:
- canned corn - 1 can;
- crab sticks - 1 pack (100 g);
- chicken egg - 4 pcs.;
- chicken meat - 100 g;
- green onion - 1 bunch;
- mayonnaise, sour cream, salt.
Initially prepare all the ingredients. Chicken meat must be boiled or cooked in a double boiler. Boil chicken eggs, thoroughly wash the green onions.
Step 1. Cut the crab sticks into 1 cm cubes.
Step 2. We do the same with peeled chicken meat. We put all the chopped ingredients in a deep container.
Step 3. Pour corn on a plate with chicken (without liquid), mix.
Step 4. Finely chop a bunch of green onions. Boil the eggs and also finely chop. We put in a plate.
Step 5. In a separate container, mix in a 1: 1 ratio sour cream and mayonnaise and season the salad with the resulting sauce.
Salad of corn, chicken and crab sticks is ready to eat! When serving, you can decorate with greens and leaves of Chinese cabbage.
Orange mood
Citrus lovers can try to make a salad of chicken and crab sticks according to the following recipe with the addition of an orange. The ingredients include:
- crab sticks - 100 g;
- corn - 130 g;
- sweet orange - 1 pc.;
- chicken meat - 100 g;
- chicken or quail eggs - 4 (or 8) pcs .;
- mayonnaise, spices, garlic.
All ingredients must be cut into medium sized slices. Pour into a common bowl. The orange is peeled and pitted, then it is also cut into rings, which we divide into 6 parts. You must fill the salad with mayonnaise. Garlic is best passed through a press.
You can serve the dish in a salad bowl, or you can, using the peel of an orange for this.
Original smoked chicken recipe
Salad with crab sticks and smoked chicken is a favorite dish of many housewives. To prepare it, we need:
- smoked chicken - 100 g;
- chicken egg - 3 pcs.;
- crab sticks - 100 g;
- cucumber - 1 pc.;
- canned corn - 1 pack;
- mayonnaise, spices.
Step 1. Boil hard-boiled eggs. Peel and finely chop.
Step 2. Remove the skin from smoked chicken and cut into thin layers or cubes.
Step 3. Discard the liquid from the can with corn and pour it into a plate.
Step 4. Spread chicken and eggs for corn. Finely chop the cucumber and add there.
Step 5. Fill salad with mayonnaise. You can dilute mayonnaise with a spoonful of sour cream or Greek yogurt to reduce calorie content. Decorate the salad with herbs.
Interesting! Smoked chicken can also be cut into long slices and put on top of the salad, sprinkled with grated cheese. The original presentation always paints the hostess.
Combine chicken and pineapple
Another interesting salad recipe for chicken and crab sticks includes slices of fresh or canned pineapple. The ingredients include:
- crab sticks - 120 g;
- chicken meat - 100 g;
- canned pineapples - 150 g;
- corn - 150 g;
- hard cheese - 50 g;
- chicken egg - 4 pcs.;
- mayonnaise.
We divide hard cheese in half. We cut the first part into cubes to add directly to the salad, and rub the second part on a fine grater for further decoration. Boil all other ingredients if necessary (eggs, chicken), cut into small cubes or slices. By the way, eggs can be chopped in a mug using an ordinary fork. It is advisable to use canned pineapple, but fresh can also be desired. We also cut into small slices. Mix the prepared ingredients, salt and pepper, season with mayonnaise.
Salad can be served in a common bowl, or immediately put in portioned bowls, sprinkle with grated cheese and garnish with herbs. Portion salad dressing looks most festive, especially if you lay out the ingredients used in layers and grease each layer with a small amount of mayonnaise or sour cream. Use chicken tomatoes, frozen cranberries or quail eggs as a decoration for a chicken and crab stick salad.
Advice on arming
- In almost every recipe, mayonnaise is indicated as a dressing as a classic ingredient, however, if desired, it can be replaced with low-fat sour cream, Greek yogurt. Calorie salad from chicken and crab sticks will fall at times.
- If you wish to serve the salad in an original way, use baked pot-shaped bread instead of plates. Lay out a sheet of Beijing cabbage in the form of a napkin and put the salad. This presentation of the dish will definitely surprise guests.
- Use greens not only to decorate the salad, but also as an ingredient. This will give the dish a special aroma and taste. Pay attention to cilantro.
- Crab sticks can also be replaced with fresh crab meat, after boiling it. This will give the dish a special flavor. It is important to choose the optimal cooking time so that the meat does not become dry.
In such a simple way, you can cook a delicious salad for the festive table.