Salad of crab meat and corn is the most popular snack dish, which can be served not only for a regular dinner, but also for any holiday table. Its main advantage is that it is made of simple and affordable products, and also does not take much time.
Salad of crab meat and corn: recipes
Before you start cooking this simple but tasty dish, you should purchase all the components in advance. By the way, you can buy them at any store.
So, we need:
- corn - a small canned jar;
- frozen crab meat - 210 g;
- fresh carrot - large pcs .;
- large eggs - about 3 pcs.;
- sweet onion - 1 medium;
- rice groats (long) - ½ cup;
- olive mayonnaise - apply to taste;
- Beijing cabbage - a couple of leaves;
- ground pepper - add to salad as you wish.
We process components
To make a salad of crab meat and corn for a festive or everyday table, it is necessary to process all the components in turn. First you need to boil long rice, rinse it and strip it of all moisture. Next, you need to heat the eggs and carrots. They should be chopped into cubes.
It is also necessary to grind thawed crab meat with a sweet onion. As for the leaves of Beijing cabbage, it is recommended to rinse and chop them with straws.
We form a crab meat snack dish
How should the presented salad be formed? Crab meat, corn, egg and boiled rice - melon ingredients are placed in a large bowl. Next, carrots, onions and Chinese cabbage are added to them. At the end, all the ingredients are flavored with pepper and mayonnaise, and then thoroughly mixed.
As a result of the described actions, you should get a very tasty and tender salad of crab meat and corn.
What should be served with a festive or simple dining table?
After the salad of crab meat and corn is formed as described above, it is recommended to keep it in the refrigerator for about half an hour. After this, the dish must be placed in a deep salad bowl and immediately serve. It is advisable to eat it with a slice of bread before a hot dinner.
It should be noted that some housewives make a salad of crab meat and corn and rice in a slightly different way. Instead of Peking cabbage, they add to it an ordinary white-headed vegetable or fresh greens, finely chopped with a knife.
Salad with egg pancakes and chicken: recipe with photo appetizers
To prepare such an unusual dish, you need to buy the following ingredients:
- chilled chicken breasts - about 250 g;
- eggs (preferably large) - 3 pcs.;
- sweet onion - 1 pc.;
- corn - 1 tin can (small);
- frying oil - about 55 ml;
- spices - apply to taste;
- olive mayonnaise - about 150 g.
Ingredient Processing
As well as a salad of crab meat and corn and rice, the presented appetizer is made easy and simple. First you need to boil the cooled breasts over low heat, and then cool them and cut the fillet into cubes. You should also chop the onion head in exactly the same way.
As for eggs, pancakes are required to be made from them. To do this, they are slightly whipped with a fork (along with pepper and salt). Next, the resulting mass is divided into three parts and alternately fried in a pan with oil (in the form of pancakes).
Having prepared all the products and fried them on both sides, they should be set aside and wait until they cool completely. After some time, egg pancakes need to be chopped into straws about 3-4 centimeters long.
We form a delicious and tender egg pancake salad
Not every housewife knows how to make such an unusual salad. That is why we decided to describe this process in more detail.
So, first you need to take a deep bowl, and then place chopped pancakes and boiled chicken fillet in it. Next, canned corn should be added to the ingredients , with which the whole brine should be drained in advance, as well as sweet chopped onions. In conclusion, all of these components need to be flavored with mayonnaise and mix well with a large spoon.
Serving a snack salad for dinner
Now you know how to easily and quickly make a delicious appetizer for the dining table. After the chicken and egg salad is properly formed, it is recommended to immediately present it to households or friends. By the way, keeping it in the refrigerator is not advisable. After all, it can worsen all its taste.
Serving a snack dish with pancakes is recommended before the main dinner, along with a slice of bread (white or rye). Good appetite!