In Russia, crab salad in most cases is prepared from a substitute for crab meat - crab sticks. In the Soviet years, crabs were an unprecedented delicacy, so they were not spent on salad. In the 90s in Russia appeared crab
sticks. This is an artificially prepared imitation of crab meat - from the pulp of cod or pollock with the addition of starch and egg white. This product was first invented in Japan. It turns out that the Japanese have long thought of creating the simplest fish from the pulp with the help of special additives dishes that mimic the taste of expensive seafood. Such imitations are called “surimi”, which means “formed fish”. They are simple to prepare and cost much less than the original.
Now it’s not difficult to purchase real crab meat, but the habit of using crab sticks for salads has taken root. There are a huge number of recipes for such a salad. All of them are united by the fact that the main component is crab sticks. Other ingredients may vary. Salad is very easy to prepare, its cost is low, and at the same time it is very tasty. According to popularity in our country, crab salad is in second place, it stands between olivier and herring under a fur coat.
Crab Salad with Corn
This recipe is considered classic. To prepare it you will need:
- 200 g of crab sticks;
- 1 can of canned corn;
- 5 boiled eggs;
- mayonnaise.
Cut crab sticks and boiled eggs, mix in a bowl. Open canned corn , drain the juice. Add the corn from the can. Season the salad with mayonnaise before serving.
Very often boiled rice is added to the salad according to the classic recipe. He gives satiety, but at the same time makes the dish heavier. The recipe for this salad with cabbage is also popular. White cabbage is finely chopped, salted, squeezed so that the juice stands out. Then the cabbage is added to the salad.
Crab salad will be decorated with fresh vegetables, greens. Fresh cucumbers give a special taste and aroma to the dish, it is better to grate them on a coarse grater. The components included in the salad - crab sticks, cucumber, corn - are low-calorie. The dishes prepared from them are very light and mouth-watering. Perfectly combined with the main components of the salad grated apple. You can experiment by laying out the ingredients of the salad in layers. Such puff salads look very impressive on the festive table.
Puff salad with crab sticks and pineapple
As an example, consider the preparation of puff crab salad with canned pineapple. Instead of pineapples, there may be apples or fresh tomatoes.
Products required:
- 200 crab sticks;
- 4 boiled eggs;
- 1 onion;
- 150 g of cheese;
- 1 can of pineapples;
- mayonnaise, vinegar.
Finely chop the onion, sprinkle with vinegar and leave for 10 minutes. Egg whites grate and lay the first layer on a dish. Grease with mayonnaise. The second layer - finely chopped crab sticks, mayonnaise. The third layer is onion, again mayonnaise. The fourth layer - finely chopped pineapple, mayonnaise. The fifth layer is cheese, mayonnaise. Grind the boiled yolks and carefully lay the top layer.