Salad "Red Sea" is an amazing and sophisticated appetizer, which pleasantly impresses with a peculiar combination of tastes. This is achieved through the use of seafood. The recipe for snacks can vary slightly by adding various ingredients. A salad dressing is prepared quite quickly and simply, and also does not require large labor costs.
Red Sea Salad with Crab Sticks and Squid
This version of the appetizer is considered a truly festive dish, which can surprise and please the guests who arrived, as well as all home. The composition of the salad "Red Sea" (as a decoration) has red caviar, which adds to the appetizer attractiveness and sophistication.
To prepare the dish you will need these products:
- crab sticks - 200 g;
- squid - 300 g;
- eggs - 3 pcs.;
- red caviar - 25 g.
Practical part
To prepare an appetizer, you need to clean the squid and dip them for several minutes in hot water, then cut into half rings or in the form of straws. Crab sticks also need to be cut into strips. Eggs should be boiled, peeled and rubbed using a coarse grater. Onions should be peeled and finely chopped.
Now all the prepared ingredients need to be mixed and seasoned with mayonnaise. If desired, the Red Sea salad is decorated with a scattering of red caviar on top.
Another option
Salad "Red Sea" with crab sticks can be the decoration of any festive event. It turns out both hearty and fresh. Even a young inexperienced housewife can cook it.
For cooking, you need such products:
- crab sticks - 250 g;
- cheese - 150 g;
- tomato - 3 pcs.;
- pepper - 2 pcs.;
- garlic - 2 teeth .;
- greens - a twig.
The preparation of the amazing “Red Sea” salad should be started by slicing the crab sticks. Cheese must be grated with a coarse grater, and tomatoes are cut into small squares. Sweet pepper is desirable to take red, it will be the dominant feature in this salad. The pepper needs to be washed, well peeled and cut in the form of straws.
Garlic should be peeled and chopped, and finely chopped cooked herbs. After that, all the obtained components must be mixed well, salt and season with mayonnaise. A tasty and healthy snack is ready to eat.
Variant of salad with red fish
The salad is delicious, nutritious and very beautiful. It is prepared quickly from ingredients that do not need to be spent heavily. Such an appetizer can be served as a regular lunch or dinner, or present as decoration for a festive table.
The following ingredients will come in handy:
- red fish - 300 g;
- eggs - 4 pcs.;
- tomatoes - 4 pcs.;
- processed cheese - 2 pcs.;
- garlic - 3 tooth.
The process of preparing a gourmet salad on average takes about half an hour. To do this, cut red fish into small squares, and cut the tomatoes into cubes. Wash, boil and peel the eggs. After that, separate the yolks from the proteins.
Egg whites and yolks should be individually rubbed with a coarse grater. Grind prepared processed cheese using a grater. Peel, rinse and squeeze the garlic through the garlic. After that, garlic must be thoroughly mixed with cheese and seasoned with mayonnaise.
Now you can proceed to the design of the dish. You need to do this in the following sequence:
- chopped red fish;
- cheese and garlic with mayonnaise;
- grated yolks;
- chopped tomatoes;
- egg whites.
Each laid out layer must be thoroughly greased with mayonnaise. Excluding the second layer - processed cheese and garlic, since this mixture was pre-saturated with dressing. If desired, the top of the salad can be decorated with a grid of mayonnaise, as well as beautifully lay out a few pieces of red fish. Before serving, a delicious appetizer must be hidden in a cold place for two hours.