I want something tasty, but the old onesbanal recipes - Olivier, herring under a fur coat, Mimosa salad and so on - have already managed to bore not only you, but also your entire family? If you are not afraid of experiments, try an unexpected combination of kiwi with crab sticks. Most likely, it will not disappoint you. In fact, kiwi is very often used not only in fruit salads, but also in meat and fish salads. Masters of the culinary art have long appreciated its ability to bring a touch of sophistication and refinement even to the simplest dish. The sweet and sour taste of this fruit will give your salad an amazingly delicate and piquant shade that even true gourmets will not be able to resist.
Salad "In a hurry"
Unexpectedly, hungry guests arrived, and you onlythat you came back from work? No problem! If there is a kiwi in the house and a pack of crab sticks in the freezer, then consider yourself saved and will not "fall flat on your face". Everything is prepared elementary, it looks amazing, the taste is fantastic. Let's try? To create this dish you will need:
- four eggs;
- three kiwis;
- a small jar of sweet corn;
- packing of crab sticks;
- half medium sized bulb;
- one small spoonful of sugar;
- vinegar
- mayonnaise.
Put the eggs to boil.Defrost the crab sticks and cut them into circles. The salad is made in layers. Take a dish and put the sticks on the bottom in one layer. Grease with mayonnaise. Cut the onion into thin half rings, put in a separate deep plate, sprinkle with granulated sugar and pour in 9% vinegar. Let it marinate for 15 minutes. Squeeze thoroughly so that excess vinegar drains. Put on a dish on top of the sticks. This is the second layer. Cut the boiled eggs into circles, make the third layer of the salad out of them and grease it with mayonnaise. Open the corn, strain. Put the kernels on the eggs. Peel and cut the kiwi into thin circles. Decorate the salad. Guests - to the table!
Shrimp salad
This one is simple and surprisingly tasty.Seafood salad has long been a signature dish for many housewives and has firmly taken one of the main places on any holiday table. It is prepared quickly, guests are delighted. What else do you need to be happy? You will need:
- 200 grams of crab sticks;
- 500 grams of shrimp;
- four eggs hard boiled;
- one can of canned corn;
- one stem of leeks;
- one apple;
- four kiwis;
- mayonnaise
Boil and cool the shrimp.Peel and chop them finely. Wash the apple thoroughly and carefully cut out the core. Cut into cubes and mix with mayonnaise - then it will not darken. Take the leek and cut its stem into thin rings or half rings. Peel the eggs and separate the whites of three eggs from the yolks. Finely chop the yolks, the remaining egg and the crab sticks. Open the can of corn and drain the liquid from it. Mix all the prepared ingredients and add mayonnaise to taste. Prepare a flat dish of a suitable size and carefully place the salad on it, giving it any desired shape. Take the remaining whites and grate them on a fine grater. Sprinkle the resulting shavings over the entire surface of the salad and smooth it out thoroughly. Peel and finely chop the kiwi. Place it on top, on the whites. If desired, you can additionally decorate the salad with olives, quail eggs and corn kernels.
Salad "Cheese"
This original recipe is so simplecooking, which will certainly please the business ladies who are always missing at work and will surprise their household members from the bottom of their hearts. The hardest part here is to boil the eggs. So, you will need:
- one can of canned corn;
- three kiwis;
- 100 grams of crab sticks;
- five eggs;
- two processed cheese;
- green onions;
- mayonnaise;
- salt;
- greenery;
- black pepper.
Boil the eggs hard.Cut the crab sticks into thin strips. Take the processed cheese and examine them carefully. If they are too soft, you will have to cut them into strips too. If they are hard enough - into cubes. Peel and cut the eggs. Just not too finely! Wash and chop the green onions thoroughly. Peel the kiwi and cut off a few circles - they will go for decoration. Chop the rest. Open a can of canned corn and get rid of the liquid. Mix all the ingredients, add black pepper, salt and mayonnaise. Put on a plate and garnish with herbs and kiwi circles. The salad is ready! As you can see, it took no more than 10 minutes to prepare - and that's taking into account the time it took to boil the eggs. Enjoy!
Carrot salad
To prepare this culinary masterpiece with crab sticks you will need:
- one carrot;
- five hard-boiled eggs;
- three kiwis;
- one onion;
- a small package of crab sticks;
- one can of sweet corn;
- mayonnaise;
- one large spoon of mustard dining room;
- ground black pepper;
- Apple vinegar;
- salt.
Carefully peel the kiwi fruits and finely chopcut. Boil the carrots and chop them. Do the same with the crab sticks. Chop the eggs. Mix everything and add the corn, draining the liquid first. Marinate the onion. To do this, finely chop it and pour in apple cider vinegar. Leave for about two hours. After that, the onion must be squeezed thoroughly and added to the salad. Make a dressing - mix mustard with mayonnaise, add black pepper and salt. Dress the salad. Done! You can serve it.
Smetanniy salad
This salad, of course, is difficult to calllow-calorie... But you can't sit on diets all the time! Sometimes you need to pamper yourself, your beloved. At such moments it will be very "appropriate", or rather - to the table. For cooking you need the following products:
- one fruit of kiwi fruit;
- five boiled quail eggs;
- one package of crab sticks;
- 100 grams of mayonnaise;
- one medium-sized carrot;
- 100 grams of green salad leaves;
- one orange;
- three large spoons of sour cream or salad cream;
- greenery;
- Orange juice;
- salt;
- ground white pepper;
- half a small spoonful of 9% vinegar.
Put the carrots to boil.Meanwhile, prepare the dressing. To do this, take some orange juice, add sour cream and mayonnaise and whisk thoroughly with a whisk or mixer. Pour in the vinegar and mix well. Cut the boiled carrots and crab sticks into cubes. Peel the kiwi and orange. Remove the seeds and membranes from the orange slices and cut into small pieces. Wash the green salad leaves thoroughly and pat them dry with a paper towel. Tear the salad into pieces with your hands. Chop the kiwi. Mix all the ingredients, season with pepper, salt and season with the previously prepared dressing. Place on a beautiful dish. Peel the quail eggs and cut each in half. Decorate the salad with herbs and egg halves. Dinner is served!
Salad "Sandwich"
The main charm of this dish is that, depending on your preference, it can be served separately or used as a filling for a sandwich. You will need:
- 100 grams of crab sticks in vacuum packing;
- 70 grams of cheese. Ideally suitable, for example, "Russian";
- two cloves of garlic;
- black pepper;
- mayonnaise;
- two kiwis;
- baguette or roll for toasting.
Defrost the crab sticks and chop them finely.Peel the garlic and press it. Grate the cheese on a fine grater and mix with the crab sticks. Add pepper, salt, garlic and mayonnaise. Prepare a baguette and carefully spread the salad mixture on it, distributing it evenly over the surface. Peel and slice the kiwi. Put it on top of the sandwich. It's time to have breakfast!
Salad "Exotic"
Remember what the great Arkady Raikin said?"The taste is...m-m-m..spessific!" Naturally, in the best sense of the word. Maybe he tried this original salad? Well, even if he hasn't - you should definitely make it. You won't regret it! You will need:
- 150 grams of crab sticks;
- one fresh cucumber;
- three olives;
- half can of canned corn;
- one orange;
- three slices of rye bread;
- two chicken eggs;
- one fruit of kiwi fruit;
- vegetable oil;
- mayonnaise;
- seasonings to taste.
Peel the orange and remove the seeds and membranes.Cut it, as well as the cucumber and crab sticks, into small cubes. Take a grater and grate the boiled eggs. Peel the kiwi and cut the fruit into half rings. Make croutons. To do this, cut rye bread into thin strips and fry in vegetable oil until crusty, add seasonings to taste. You can use any - for fish, for meat, etc. Cut the olives in half. Prepare a large dish and, stepping back a little from the edge, carefully lay out the salad in layers. First, put the crabs, then - corn, then - cucumber and, finally, the egg. It should be laid out in a hill. Make a flower on the egg hill. The petals are made of kiwi, the middle is made of orange. Arrange the croutons along the edge of the dish. On the corn - olive halves. Such beauty is not embarrassing to put on any festive table. The salad is dressed with mayonnaise, just before "eating". The main thing is that before this everyone has time to look at it, appreciate your culinary skills and express admiration. Here they are different - salads with crab sticks and kiwi. They are united, perhaps, only by the simplicity of preparation and delicate, original taste with a light note of piquancy and exoticism. Such a dish cannot but fall in love. Just try it! We advise you to read:
