How to cook a hearty salad? Crab sticks, corn, egg and other ingredients are very often used to create a simple snack dish that can be served at the dinner or holiday table. In this article, we will present three different recipes for delicious salads, for the preparation of which crab sticks are used.
Making a delicious classic crab salad
Crab sticks, corn, egg and rice are a standard set of classic snacks. With them, the dish will turn out very tasty and satisfying. So we need:
- fresh Beijing cabbage - a couple of leaves;
- bulb onion - not too large a head;
- boiled eggs - 3 pcs. (with the maximum yellow yolk);
- salt, pepper and medium-fat mayonnaise - use at will;
- canned corn - 1 jar (small);
- crab sticks (you can buy crab meat) - 250 g;
- long rice - 1/3 cup (boil in salt water);
- fresh greens (dill and parsley) - a couple of twigs.
Preparing food before snacking
How to cook the presented salad? Crab sticks, corn, egg are processed alternately. First you need to process the first component, and then chop it into cubes (small). Likewise, boiled eggs and onions should be crushed. In addition, you need to chop Beijing cabbage (into straws) and boil long rice in salt water. It is also necessary to chop fresh parsley and dill.
We form a salad and serve it to the table
How is a holiday salad formed? Crab sticks, corn, egg and long boiled rice are combined in one bowl. Next to them is added fresh herbs, Beijing cabbage and onions. Having seasoned the products with mayonnaise and spices, they should be mixed thoroughly.
After preparing the traditional crab salad, it is advisable to put it in a deep plate and present it to the table with a piece of bread. Good appetite!
Making an unusual festive sweet snack
How to surprise invited bones? We recommend making an original salad. Crab sticks, corn, pineapple and apple are its main ingredients. The appetizer also includes other products.
So we need:
- crab sticks (crab meat can be purchased) - 250 g;
- corn - 1 jar;
- canned pineapples - a small can;
- sweet apple - 1 large piece;
- medium-fat mayonnaise - use at will.
The process of making salad
Now you know what ingredients are needed to make an original salad. Crab sticks, apple, corn and pineapple - all these components will easily contribute to the preparation of an unusual snack for the festive table. To do this, thaw crab meat if it was frozen, and then cut it into small cubes. In the same way, you also need to chop the sweet apple. However, it must first be peeled and peeled. As for the pineapple, it must be deprived of the syrup and chopped into small pieces.
We form an original snack
To form this dish in one dish, combine crab sticks, apple and pineapple. Next, they need to add fatty mayonnaise and canned corn. Having mixed all the products together, you should get a very tasty and sweet salad.
Presenting to the festive table
Having formed the original appetizer, it must be laid out in a deep bowl and immediately presented to the guests. It should also be noted that some chefs use the finished mass with crab sticks, pineapple and apples to fill sand or puff tartlets. By placing them on a plate with leaflets of green salad, you will get an unusual appetizer that will appeal to all guests and household members.
Making fragrant crab stick salad
How to make a spicy salad? Corn, cheese, crab sticks, egg and garlic are the main ingredients of this appetizer. Before using them for cooking, each ingredient must be carefully processed. But first things first.
For salad we need:
- boiled eggs - 3 pcs. (with the maximum yellow yolk);
- crab sticks (crab meat can be purchased) - 250 g;
- corn - 1 jar;
- hard cheese - about 90 g;
- fresh garlic - 1 large lobule (you can take 2 smaller ones);
- horseradish or mustard flavored Kirieshki - about 150 g;
- salt, pepper and medium-fat mayonnaise - apply to taste.
Component Preparation
What needs to be done to prepare the most fragrant salad? Crab sticks, corn, kirieshki and other components should be processed and added to the snack one by one. First you need to boil the eggs and cut them into cubes. You should also grind and previously thawed crab sticks or meat. As for hard cheese, it is advisable to grate it on a coarse grater.
Among other things, you should open a jar of sweet corn in advance and drain the whole brine from it. Must also be prepared and shop kirieshki with mustard or horseradish flavor.
How to form a snack?
After preparing the ingredients in one bowl, you should combine the eggs (boiled), crab sticks, corn (canned) and grated hard cheese. Further, to these ingredients, it is required to taste to add spices, crushed cloves of garlic, curies and medium-fat mayonnaise. After thoroughly mixing the components, they must be laid out in a deep bowl.
Presenting spicy appetizer to the table
After the ingredients are laid out in a common container and mixed together with mayonnaise, they should immediately be presented to households and guests. If this is not done, then after a while the Kiriesh will get very wet and will transform the spicy salad into an incomprehensible gruel. In this regard, we propose to lay crackers in a snack before serving it directly to guests.
Unlike the second salad, this dish is not sweet, but very spicy and aromatic. It is good to present it to the festive table along with strong or low alcohol drinks.