From what to prepare a salad crab?

In Russia, salad crab in most cases is prepared from a substitute for crab meat - crab sticks. In the Soviet years, crabs were an unprecedented delicacy, so they did not spend on salad. In the 1990s, crabs appeared in Russia Sticks. This is an artificially prepared imitation of crab meat - from pulp of cod or pollock with the addition of starch and egg white. This product was first invented in Japan. It turns out that the Japanese have long ago thought of creating from the flesh of the simplest fish with special additives dishes that mimic the taste of expensive seafood. Such imitations are called "surimi", which in translation is "formed fish". They are easy to prepare and are much cheaper than the original.

Now it is not difficult to get real crab meat, but the habit of using crab sticks for salads has become very popular. There is a huge number of recipes for this salad. All of them are united by the fact that the main component are crab sticks. The remaining ingredients may vary. Salad is very easy to cook, its cost is low, and while it is very tasty. By popularity in our country, crab salad is in second place, it stands between olivier and herring under a fur coat.

Crab salad with corn

This recipe is considered classic. To prepare it you will need:

• 200 g of crab sticks;
• 1 can of canned corn;
• 5 boiled eggs;
• mayonnaise.

Cut crab sticks and boiled eggs, mix in a bowl. Canned corn open, drain the juice. Add the corn from the can. Season the salad with mayonnaise before serving.

Very often, salad according to the classic recipe is added boiled rice. It gives satiety, but at the same time it makes the dish heavier. The recipe of this salad with cabbage is also popular. White cabbage is finely chopped, salted, squeezed to extract juice. Then cabbage is added to the salad.

Crab salad decorate fresh vegetables, greens. A special flavor and aroma will give the dish fresh cucumbers, they should be rubbed on a large grater. Ingredients included in the salad - crab sticks, cucumber, corn - are low-calorie. Cooked from these dishes are very light and delicious. Perfectly combined with the main components of the salad grated apple. You can experiment by laying out the ingredients of the salad with layers. Such puffed salads look very impressive on the festive table.

Layered salad and crab sticks with pineapple

As an example, consider the preparation of puff crab salad with canned pineapple. Instead of pineapples can be apples or fresh tomatoes.

You will need products:

• 200 crab sticks;
• 4 boiled eggs;
• 1 onion;
• 150 g of cheese;
• 1 can of pineapple;
• Mayonnaise, vinegar.

Onion finely chopped, sprinkled with vinegar and leave for 10 minutes. Squirrels of eggs grate and lay the first layer on the dish. Lubricate mayonnaise. The second layer - finely chopped crab sticks, mayonnaise. The third layer is onions, again mayonnaise. The fourth layer is finely chopped pineapple, mayonnaise. The fifth layer is cheese, mayonnaise. Cook boiled yolks and gently lay with the top layer.