Salads with crab sticks are loved by many, they often appear on holiday tables, and they are very fond of children. But in addition to the traditional recipe, you can offer many of its variations, leaving the main ingredients unchanged. This is a great way to diversify the menu and please the family and guests with something new. That’s why today we’ll talk about them, such beloved, tasty and unusual salads with crab sticks.
Crab salad with chinese cabbage and cucumber
We suggest you try the crab salad with corn and cucumber. The recipe is complemented by tender crispy cabbage - a great option for a summer menu. It turns out light and fresh. And certainly your loved ones will like it.
You will need:
- packaging of crab meat (chopsticks can be);
- a small piece of Peking cabbage;
- 4 eggs;
- 2 cucumbers;
- a jar of corn (canned);
- dressing mayonnaise and some salt;
- fresh dill and a few feathers of green onions.
How to cook:
Take a spacious bowl. We place in it cabbage, chopped with medium slices. Salt and remember a little to become softer. Boil the eggs and peel them, cut them into small pieces. Remove the peel from the cucumber and cover it with medium cubes. Crab sticks - rings. Now send them, eggs and cucumbers to the cabbage. Add the corn (after draining the liquid). Crab salad with corn and cucumber is almost ready. It remains only to add chopped greens to it, season with mayonnaise and mix.
Japanese crab salad
An interesting idea, perfect for lovers of Japanese cuisine. The recipe is simple to prepare. This is a well-known to many crab salad with corn and cucumber in combination with an unusual dressing - Japanese Ponzu sauce. You can often find it in the store (in the department for spices). So let's get started.
You will need:
- packaging of crab sticks (or crab meat);
- 1 cucumber;
- half a glass of canned corn;
- 1 tbsp. l sesame;
- a couple of spoons of mayonnaise;
- 1 tbsp. l Ponzu sauce;
- dessert spoon of soy sauce.
How to cook:
Peel the cucumber and cut into half rings. Cut the crab sticks into thin noodles. Add corn and sesame seeds to them. Mix lightly.
We start refueling. We mix mayonnaise, soy sauce and Ponzu, pour our dish with this mixture. Japanese-style crab salad with corn and cucumber is ready.
Crab salad with rice
A simple, satisfying and tender dish. Rice goes well with the taste of crab meat, and the cucumber will add freshness. Try at least once to cook a crab salad with corn, and cucumber, and rice, and he will certainly find admirers in your family.
You will need:
- 1 pack of crab meat or chopsticks;
- 1 fresh cucumber;
- 3 eggs (hard boiled);
- 1 cup of corn (frozen or canned);
- 1 cup boiled rice;
- to taste salt, fresh dill, feathers of green onions;
- mayonnaise.
How to cook:
We will prepare the products: boil and peel the eggs, remove the peel from the cucumber, boil the rice and rinse, and pour the liquid from the corn with salt.
It remains to mix all the components together. Grind sticks, egg and cucumber with medium cubes. Mix them in a salad bowl with rice, corn, finely chopped herbs, season with mayonnaise. Crab salad with corn, and cucumber, and rice is ready to decorate the table.
Crab salad with flying fish caviar
Shop shelves are full of a variety of products. So why not experiment? Try to cook an unusual salad - crab with corn and cucumber. We will supplement the recipe for a simple dish with flying fish caviar , this will give it a taste and sophistication. It will be something to surprise guests. Flying fish roe can be called differently, but you can find it in almost any supermarket.
You will need:
- packaging of crab meat (chopsticks);
- fresh cucumber;
- 1 cup of corn;
- flying fish roe;
- mayonnaise.
How to cook:
Serving such a dish is best in portioned dishes separately for each guest. Salad is laid out in layers, and it is prepared very simply.
We will clear the cucumber from seeds, we will use only its hard part. Cut it and crab meat into thin strips. Now form the dish. We put the products in this order: a layer of cucumber, then crab meat, then sprinkle with corn, and put a spoonful of caviar on top. Add some mayonnaise. Crab salad with corn and cucumber, and even with flying fish caviar, will be the focus of any party. Its pleasant taste will not leave anyone indifferent.
Here are a few options on how you can diversify the familiar crab salad with corn and cucumber. Photos and descriptions of recipes will help you in the preparation and may come across new interesting ideas. Good appetite!