And how did our mothers and grandmothers manage without it before?crab sticks? We can't live without them! Rarely does a feast pass without a salad with crab sticks. Not just sticks, but lifesavers. No matter what salad you add them to, it immediately becomes festive. Try, for example, combining them with cucumbers, boiled eggs, canned corn - and what do you get? A delicious appetizer. You can also make a salad with crab sticks and tomatoes. And not just one, but different ones. Look at what these salads can be like. Maybe you'll like some of them?
Simple salad of crab sticks and tomatoes
Even just mixing the sticks with a ripe and fleshy tomato can "create" an excellent snack. But the main thing is that it is done very quickly. Ingredients:
- Packing of crab sticks
- 3-4 fresh tomatoes
- 3 eggs
- 1 onion
- Salt
- Dill
- Mayonnaise or sour cream
Preparation:Defrost the sticks and cut into cubes. Boil the eggs hard, cool and peel. Finely chop the onion and scald it with boiling water. Wash the tomatoes, remove the seeds and juice, and cut the fleshy part into cubes. Dice the eggs too. Wash, dry and chop a bunch of dill. Mix the tomatoes, crab sticks, eggs and onions in a salad bowl, add salt and season the salad with mayonnaise. Sprinkle with dill on top.
Salad with crab sticks, tomatoes and cheese
For this version of crab stick salad with tomatoes we will need the following ingredients:
- 1 pack of crab sticks or crab meat
- 4-5 pcs. ripe tomatoes
- 200 g of hard cheese
- 1 can of sweet canned corn
- 1 onion
- Salt and mayonnaise
Preparation: Defrost and chop the crab sticks. Chop the onion and cut the cheese into small cubes. Drain the marinade from the corn. Mix all the ingredients, add salt and mayonnaise to taste.
Cocktail salad
An interesting way to prepare the salad. It is prepared in portions and served in individual bowls or small salad bowls. Ingredients:
- 1 package of crab sticks
- 3-4 fresh tomatoes
- 2 pickled cucumber
- Green onions
- Mayonnaise
Preparation: Cut tomatoes, sticks and cucumbers into small cubes. Chop green onions. Place the salad in layers in prepared bowls:
- cucumbers
- crab sticks
- tomatoes
Top with mayonnaise and sprinkle with green onions. No need to salt the salad.
Salad with melted cheese
This salad turns out surprisingly tender and fresh. For it we will take the following ingredients:
- 1 package of crab sticks
- 1 fresh tomato
- 1 fresh cucumber
- 1 processed cheese
- 2 eggs
- Salt and mayonnaise
- Ground black pepper
- Dried garlic (garlic seasoning)
Preparation:Boil the eggs hard, cool and peel. Defrost the crab sticks and cut into circles. Cut the washed vegetables (cucumber and tomato) and processed cheese into cubes. Mix all the ingredients in a salad bowl, add pepper, salt and garlic powder to taste. Dress the salad with mayonnaise.
Crab salad with tomatoes and apples
This recipe will appeal to those who like to add fresh apples to salads. For apple-tomato crab salad, take the following ingredients:
- 1 pack of crab sticks or crab meat
- 1 fresh tomato
- 1 apple
- 1 head of onions
- 5-6 tablespoons of green peas
- Salt and mayonnaise
Preparation:Cut the defrosted crab sticks into small pieces (circles or cubes). Wash the ripe green apple (sweet and sour), peel it and remove the hard core, and cut it into cubes. Cut the tomato into cubes as well. Mix everything, add green peas and salt. Dress the salad with mayonnaise. Try the suggested recipes or come up with new ones. After all, cooking is akin to art, and every cook is an artist. Create your own masterpieces even from the simplest products and cook with pleasure! We recommend reading: