Salad of crab sticks and fresh cucumbers. Salad with crab sticks, fresh cucumber and corn

I tried crab salad for the first time in 1996, when crab sticks had just begun to appear on the shelves and were not available to everyone...

There are different opinions about which of the many recipes for crab stick salad is considered classic. In my opinion, it was this very first recipe, the recipe of which was passed on “by word of mouth”, from housewife to housewife, because there was no trace of the Internet at that time. It migrated from family to family, and the recipe was written down after a birthday or New Year on some piece of paper. Mimosa, Olivier salad and herring on a fur coat, that’s the entire list of salads, not sophisticated at that time, that could be found in every home on the holiday table.

It seems like the simplest ingredients, but this classic salad of crab sticks, one might say, is perfection and does not require any other ingredients. It is both low in calories and filling, as it is cooked with rice.

I haven’t cooked it myself for a long time, so let’s remember together how to make it :)

Preparation

1. Rinse the cucumber in water and cut off the stems on both sides of the vegetable. Cut it flat in half and then into slices. Place in a bowl.

2. Defrost crab sticks for 10-15 minutes in warm water, peel off the film and cut into circles, adding them to the bowl with the cucumber slices.

3. Peel the boiled chicken egg, rinse in water and cut into cubes.

4. Chop the washed dill with a knife, add it to the bowl with the rest of the ingredients and add salt. It is not advisable to add parsley, as its spicy aroma will ruin the entire taste of the dish.

Crab sticks are an ideal product that goes well with many foods. We offer you to prepare delicious snacks that will decorate any holiday table. The most common option is the classic recipe for crab salad with cucumber.

Delicious salad with crab sticks, rice, corn and pickled cucumber - recipe with photo

This salad can decorate a holiday table, and we will diversify it by adding pickled cucumbers in addition to fresh cucumbers. It turns out very tasty and spicy. And the beauty of this salad, and of course the aroma, will be given by red bell pepper.

We will need:

crab sticks - 250 gr.
rice - 1/2 cup
canned corn - 1 can
fresh cucumber - 1 - 2 pcs.
pickled cucumber - 1-2 pcs.
bell pepper - 1 pc.
green onions - a few feathers
salt, pepper - to taste
mayonnaise - 4 tbsp. l.

1. Chop the crab sticks finely and place in a salad bowl.

2. Boil the rice in salted water until tender and cool. Add rice to crab sticks.

3. Bell pepper not only adds brightness to this salad, but also juiciness. Cut it into small cubes.

4. Next, finely chopped fresh and pickled cucumbers go into the salad bowl.

5. Place canned corn in salad and add chopped green onions. Look what colors you get in this dish!

7. Salad with crab sticks, salt, pepper and season with mayonnaise.

8. I really like decorating salads using a special mold. For guests, this salad can be served on portioned plates; it turns out very beautifully.

Classic crab salad with cucumber

Cucumber gives the snack freshness and unsurpassed aroma. Despite the nutritional value of the ingredients, the salad turns out light and tender.

Ingredients:

green onions;
crab sticks – 320 g;
white sesame;
salt;
cucumber – 3 pcs. medium size;
sour cream – 120 ml;
egg – 3 pcs. boiled;
mayonnaise – 120 ml;
fresh parsley.

Preparation:

Chop crab sticks. A straw should come out. Eggs and cucumbers should have the same shape. Before slicing, trim the peel from the cucumbers.
Chop the greens. Pour mayonnaise into sour cream. Sprinkle sesame seeds. Mix with herbs.
Mix chopped products. Drizzle with dressing. Add some salt.

With Korean carrots

You will love the proposed snack with a rich taste and a pleasant oriental aroma of spices.

Ingredients:

Korean carrots – 320 g;
salt;
crab sticks – 370 g;
marjoram;
sour cream – 160 ml;
black pepper;
lightly salted suluguni cheese – 200 g;
parsley – 20 g;
fresh cucumber – 2 pcs.

Preparation:

Tear the sticks into fibers. Disassemble the suluguni in the same way.
Squeeze the juice out of the carrots if you don't want a watery snack.
Chop the parsley. Cut the skin off the cucumbers. Cut into slices.
Combine products. Add spices. Pour in sour cream. Add salt and mix.

Cooking with corn and egg

If you want to emphasize the freshness of the crab salad, we recommend preparing it with cucumber and corn.

You can prepare this snack all year round. Don't buy cheap crab product. Good quality sticks cannot be cheap.

Ingredients:

sour cream – 110 ml;
crab sticks – 350 g;
cucumber – 3 pcs.;
soy sauce – 1 tbsp. spoon;
mayonnaise – 110 ml;
egg – 2 pcs. boiled;
canned corn - can;
parsley.

Crab meat salad with cucumber will help out when you need to quickly prepare an appetizer from a simple set of ingredients. It takes a little time to cut, but even the most demanding gourmet will like the taste. The salad turns out to be light on the stomach and fresh like spring. But this does not prevent it from being satisfying, since it contains high-calorie crab meat.

There are many options for preparing crab meat appetizers with cucumber. For example, fresh cucumber can be replaced with pickled cucumber, and shrimp can be used instead of crab meat. You can also include green peas or canned corn, dill, lettuce, onions, and rice among the ingredients. However, the basic recipe still remains unchanged and the most beloved for many.

Crab appetizer is a great variety for the daily menu. It can also be prepared before guests arrive. Many housewives include this appetizer among the dishes for the holiday table, especially for New Year's feasts. The salad is universal; both children and adults love it. And you can serve it at any meal: breakfast, lunch, dinner or snack.

Taste Info Salads with crab sticks

How to make layered crab salad - video recipe

This is a beautiful and very tasty crab stick salad, also with a simple recipe like all the others, but prepared in layers.

Try it and see for yourself!

And that's all for me. I hope you liked the classic crab stick salads presented in this article and you remembered its taste if you “come from the USSR”. Well, or tried something new if you are much younger :)

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Ingredients

crab meat – 150 g;
chicken egg – 2 pcs.;
fresh cucumber – 1 pc.;
green onions - a quarter of a bunch;
mayonnaise – 2 tbsp;
salt - to taste;
a mixture of ground peppers - to taste.

How to prepare a salad with crab meat and fresh cucumber

Remove pre-frozen crab meat from packaging and cut into small cubes.

Wash and peel the fresh cucumber - this will make the salad light and tender. It is better to choose a large cucumber. If you only have a small cucumber, then there is no need to peel it.

Cut the cucumber into thin bars. The thinner the bars, the more tender the snack will be.

Cool pre-boiled eggs under cold running water, remove shells and cut into large cubes.

Combine all chopped ingredients in a salad bowl or deep plate.

Separate the required number of green onion feathers from the bunch. Wash, chop and add it to the rest of the ingredients.

Add Mayo. If there is a lot of time left before serving, it is better to add mayonnaise later, just before serving.

Sprinkle a little ground pepper (you can just black pepper, or you can use a mixture of several peppers). If the mayonnaise is not salty enough, you can add salt to the salad.

Mix all the contents of the salad bowl well with a spoon.

A delicious salad with crab meat and fresh cucumber is ready! It can be refrigerated before serving (time permitting).

Note to the owner:

canned corn is a common ingredient in crab appetizers; it is added at the request of the hostess. For the amount of ingredients indicated in the recipe, you will need 150-200 g of corn kernels;
additional ingredients (such as green peas, onions, rice, cabbage) can be added at the request of the hostess - this way you can make the dish more varied and interesting;
It is better to store the salad in the refrigerator for two days, after this time it may lose its taste;
Before serving, the dish can be decorated with sprigs of herbs or lettuce leaves. You can serve it in the traditional way, or you can stuff tartlets with salad or wrap it in a sheet of Armenian lavash.

Cook for health and delight your family with delicious dishes!

Crab sticks, 300 grams;
Fresh cucumbers, 4-5 pieces;
Hard cheese, 150 grams;
Chicken eggs, 5 pieces;
Fresh herbs;
Fresh tomatoes, 3-4 pieces;
Mayonnaise;
Salt.

Salad with crab sticks and corn - a classic recipe with rice

It is prepared quickly and simply, but at the same time very tasty, suitable for both a regular dinner and a holiday table. And my step-by-step and easy-to-prepare recipe with photos will help you cope with this.

Ingredients:

Dry rice – 100 g
Eggs – 8 pcs
Crab sticks – 200 gr
Corn - 1 can (340g)
Green onions - 1 bunch
Mayonnaise – 250 gr
Salt to taste

How to cook:

Let's start by preparing the necessary products - add water and cook the rice.

Usually for this salad I take specially steamed rice, because it is impossible to “overcook” it. It cooks a little longer, but it doesn’t turn into a sticky mess.

When the rice is ready, rinse it under cold running water and then be sure to drain all the excess liquid. The result is such beautiful and crumbly rice.

Next - eggs. They need to be boiled, peeled and cut into small cubes.

Cut the crab sticks into small pieces and finely chop the green onion.

By the way, if you don’t have green onions, then it is better NOT to replace them with onions, because... The salad with crab sticks is very delicate and onions do not fit here.

You need to drain the juice from the corn before adding it to the salad.
It is very convenient if you do not cut the lid of the jar all the way, hold the lid closed and drain the juice through the resulting crack. By the way, the juice is usually very tasty and you can just drink it.

Now we take a large bowl and pour all our prepared ingredients into it:

Salt, season with mayonnaise and mix everything well

There shouldn’t be too much mayonnaise - it’s not very good if everything floats in the salad...

We transfer it to a salad bowl - I first put green lettuce leaves on a plate - and serve it for a quiet family dinner, or for any holiday table.

Bon appetit!

Recipe:

This salad looks bright and attractive. It has a fresh and juicy taste. Wash fresh cucumbers under running water, then cut off the bitter part on both sides. We will cut the cucumbers into medium-sized cubes.
Remove the crab sticks from the packaging and cut into medium cubes or small rings.
Grate the hard cheese on a coarse grater.
Place the chicken eggs in a saucepan with water and place on the fire. Boil until fully cooked. Then cool the eggs under cold water and remove the shells. Cut the eggs into small cubes or put them through a vegetable cutter.
Rinse fresh tomatoes well under water. Then cut into cubes or thin slices.
Wash the fresh herbs and finely chop them.
All the ingredients are prepared, now we will lay out the salad in layers. To do this, prepare a convenient dish or serving ring. Be sure to lightly lubricate the ring with mayonnaise so that in the end you can carefully remove it and break the salad.
We put eggs in the first layer of salad, salt them and grease them with mayonnaise. Then add a layer of fresh cucumbers. The third layer of salad will be crab sticks. After the sticks comes a layer of tomatoes. Grease each layer with mayonnaise, salt and sprinkle with herbs. Sprinkle the top of the salad generously with hard cheese. Be sure to place the salad in the refrigerator before serving. The salad will cool and soak well, becoming significantly more tender.

Salad “Tenderness” with crab sticks

Crab puff salad with cucumbers and the beautiful name “Tenderness” is known to every housewife. As a rule, preparing snacks involves laying out ingredients in layers. Many people use a culinary ring for serving.

Ingredients:

255 g seafood;
three carrots;
five potato tubers;
five eggs;
parsley, mayonnaise, salt.

Cooking method:

Boil the eggs, carrots and potatoes until tender, cool and grate on the fine side of a grater (grind the whites and yolks separately).
Finely chop the seafood, and also finely chop the greens.
Now take a flat dish and start assembling the salad. Our first layer is potatoes, or rather most of them, then we lay out a layer of seafood and soak it in mayonnaise.
Then sprinkle with egg whites, apply mayonnaise again, lay out the remaining potatoes and carrots, soak the food in mayonnaise again, sprinkle with chopped yolk and decorate everything with chopped herbs on top.
We send the salad to the cold to soak and serve.

Step by step recipe:

You can use more crab sticks in the salad. We take them out of the package and cut them into small rings.
Wash fresh cucumbers and cut off the bitter part on both sides. We will cut the cucumbers into cubes or half rings.
Place the chicken eggs in a saucepan with water and put on the fire. After the water boils, cook the eggs for 7-8 minutes. Cool the eggs in cold water and remove the shells. Then finely chop the eggs.
Grate the hard cheese onto a coarse grater.
Peel and rinse the onions, then thinly cut into half rings.
Wash the green onions and cut into thin rings.
We put all the ingredients in a common container, add salt and season with mayonnaise. Mix the whole salad well. Everything is ready, we can serve it right away.

Crab salad with Chinese cabbage

Products:

half a head of Chinese cabbage,
250 g crab sticks,
half a bell pepper (red or green)
can of corn,
bunch of dill,
a bunch of green onions,
250 grams of mayonnaise.

How to make crab salad:

Chop the cabbage, mix it with corn and all the other ingredients:

Add chopped dill and green onions:

Add some salt, add a pinch of sugar, mix everything thoroughly and add mayonnaise

Salad ready. Serve to the table:

Well, the last recipe for today in a series of salads with crab sticks.

Recipe:

This salad is ideal for the holidays; it is very tasty and tender. Put a pan of water on the fire, salt the water and add other spices. Then, when the water boils, add frozen shrimp to it. Then, after cooking, cool them and peel them.
For this salad, it is better to cut the crab sticks as finely as possible. We divide them into thin fibers or cut them into small cubes.
Place the chicken eggs in a pan with water and set to boil. After cooking, cool the eggs under cold water and remove the shells. Then we will cut into small cubes.
Wash fresh cucumbers thoroughly, then cut off the bitter part on both sides. We also cut the cucumbers into fine cubes.
Wash the cherry tomatoes under running water and cut them into halves. Can also be made into quarters.
Wash fresh herbs under running water and finely chop with a knife.
Wash the lettuce leaves and tear them coarsely. Place them on a plate containing the entire salad.
Mix crab sticks, shrimp, eggs, cucumbers, tomatoes, greens together.
Let's prepare the salad dressing. Mix sour cream with mayonnaise, chop the garlic and add it to the dressing. Also add pepper and other spices to taste, add lemon juice at the end and mix well.
Place the salad in a heap on lettuce leaves and pour the prepared dressing over it. Place a few shrimp on top for garnish. 15 minutes after cooking, the salad will be well soaked and can be served.

Crab stick salad with cucumber, corn and rice

The salad recipe is similar to the previous one, only we add boiled rice to the same ingredients. Perhaps this salad is even more classic, at least this is the recipe I remember from childhood.

We will need:

crab sticks - 400 gr.
chicken eggs - 5 pcs.
rice - 1/2 cup
canned corn - 1 can
fresh cucumber - 1 - 2 pcs.
green onions - a few feathers
salt, pepper - to taste
mayonnaise - 4 tbsp. l.

How beautiful boiled country eggs, which have a real yellow yolk, look in a salad! Boil the eggs for the salad and cool under cold water. Then cut the eggs into small cubes.
Boil the rice in salted water until tender, drain the water, and let the rice cool.
Cut crab sticks into cubes. Here's what you like. I saw different ways of cutting ingredients into a salad - both small and large pieces. I prefer to cut it smaller.
Cut fresh cucumber into small cubes.
Place crab sticks, eggs, boiled rice, and cucumber in a salad bowl. Add a can of canned corn.
For freshness, you can add a couple of green onions and dill.
Season the salad a little and add ground black pepper. Season the salad with mayonnaise.

Recipe:

A dietary salad will diversify your dishes well; it can be used as an appetizer for the main course. It is good to prepare especially in the summer, when there is a large selection of fresh vegetables. We will cut the crab sticks into strips or small cubes.
Wash the fresh cucumbers and cut them into small cubes.
Rinse fresh tomatoes under running water. Then cut into strips. Use thicker tomatoes.
Open the canned peas and corn and drain the liquid from them.
Peel the inside of the pepper from the seeds, then wash it well and cut into thin strips.
We chop the white cabbage thinly, then knead it a little with our hands to remove the hardness from it. Pour a little vinegar over it, add a pinch of sugar and salt, remember again.
Peel the onions, then wash and cut into thin half rings.
Finely chop fresh herbs.
Use mayonnaise or vegetable oil as a salad dressing. Mayonnaise will make the salad more nutritious, and with vegetable oil you will get a lighter dish.
Chop the garlic using a garlic mince.
Mix all the ingredients together, be sure to salt our salad and season with dressing. Transfer the salad to a salad bowl and serve immediately. It’s better not to let this salad sit for a long time; vegetables tend to release a lot of juice.

Do you want to make a delicious, quick and easy salad, but don’t know which one? Then opt for crab salad with cucumber. The recipe for its preparation is quite simple, all the ingredients are available to everyone and it takes very little time. Let's look at how to prepare a salad with crab sticks and cucumber.

Crab salad with cucumber recipe

Ingredients:

crab sticks – 200 g;
dill – 50 g;
chicken egg – 3 pcs.;
green onions - optional;
salt - to taste;
mayonnaise – 100 ml;
cucumbers – 1 pc.

Preparation

Thaw the crab sticks and cut them into small cubes. Peel the fresh cucumber and then grate it on a coarse grater. Boil the eggs, cool, peel and finely chop. Mix all prepared ingredients in a deep bowl, add chopped dill and green onions.

Salt the salad to taste and season everything with mayonnaise, mix well. Place the finished dish on a plate, compact it into a metal ring, and place it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

Carefully remove the ring and serve the chilled salad to the table, garnished with fresh green onions.

Salad recipe with crab sticks, corn and cucumber

Ingredients:

crab sticks – 250 g;
fresh cucumber – 1 pc.;
egg – 4 pcs.;
Chinese cabbage – 200 g;
canned corn – 200 g;
mayonnaise – 4 tbsp. spoons.

Preparation

Cut crab sticks into cubes. Wash the cucumber and cut into thin strips. Wash the Chinese cabbage and finely chop it. Boil the eggs hard, peel and grate them on a coarse grater. Carefully drain all the water from the canned corn. Place crab sticks, cucumbers, eggs, cabbage and canned corn from a jar in a salad bowl. Mix everything carefully. Just before serving, add a little mayonnaise and mix again, garnish with fresh herbs.

↑ Recipe for salad with crab sticks, peas and cucumber

This, of course, is far from a classic recipe; a rare combination for crab salad is an apple with canned green peas. Nevertheless, the dish turns out very tasty and is quite suitable for a festive feast. If you are afraid to take risks, first prepare this option for everyday lunch or dinner. You will be surprised how original and piquant the dish turns out. Some housewives use pickled cucumbers instead of fresh ones. When choosing an apple, give preference to sweet and sour varieties.

Ingredients

crab sticks – 240 g;
fresh cucumber – 1 pc.;
eggs – 3 pcs.;
apple – 1 pc.;
lemon juice – 1 tsp;
canned peas – 150-200 g;
mayonnaise – 2 tbsp. l.;
salt - to taste.

Preparation

Remove the films from the crab sticks and chop them into small cubes.
Wash and finely chop the cucumber.
Grate the boiled and shelled eggs onto a coarse grater.
Peel the apple, grate it on a coarse grater and sprinkle with lemon juice to prevent it from darkening.
Drain liquid from canned peas.
Place all prepared ingredients in a bowl, add salt to your taste, combine with mayonnaise and mix.
The salad is ready, you can serve it either in a common salad bowl or in portions.