Crab sticks are a source of valuable protein.
They are used to prepare a wide variety of dishes.
Especially delicious are snacks.
The combination of crab sticks with cheese and garlic is the most successful.
Salad of crab sticks with cheese and garlic - the basic principles of preparation
The most popular salad of crab sticks is prepared with rice, boiled eggs, onions and canned corn, seasoned with mayonnaise.
But over time, you want variety, so housewives often experiment to get a new, original taste. As a result of this, new salads with crab sticks appeared. Dried fruits, mushrooms, cheese, tomatoes, garlic and other products are added to them.
Cheese will add tenderness to the appetizer, and garlic will add piquancy.
Crab sticks are crushed, the cheese is rubbed or cut into small cubes. Garlic is peeled, finely chopped, or passed through a garlic squeezer.
All crushed ingredients are combined and seasoned with sour cream or mayonnaise. Mix well. To add freshness to the salad, add tomatoes or cucumbers to it.
Recipe 1. Crab sticks salad with cheese, garlic and squid
Ingredients
two carcasses of squid;
four sheets of lettuce;
200 g of thawed crab sticks;
ground black pepper;
100 g of chilled cream cheese;
salt;
two eggs;
100 g mayonnaise;
garlic - two cloves.
Cooking method
1. Rinse squid carcasses well. Remove the chitin plate and entrails. Boil water in a small saucepan. Dip the squid in boiling water and boil for a couple of minutes. No longer needed, otherwise they will become rubber. Take the squid out of boiling water and immediately place in cold water. Rinse the carcasses thoroughly and clean them from the film. Cut the seafood into thin strips.
2. Free the crab sticks from the packaging, and cut into long strips.
3. Put the squid and crab sticks in a deep plate.
4. Hard-boiled eggs, cool under running cold water, remove the shell and finely chop them, leaving one yolk for decoration. Transfer eggs to seafood.
5. Place the processed cheese in the freezer for half an hour. Then grate the chilled product with long chips. Send cream cheese to the rest of the products.
6. Peel the garlic and chop as finely as possible. Put mayonnaise in the bowl and add the garlic to it. Shuffle. Season the salad with the mixture. Pepper and salt. Mix well.
7. Put lettuce on the bottom of the plate. Divide the salad of crab sticks with cheese and garlic into four parts and form balls from them. Put on lettuce leaves. Crumble the yolk and sprinkle it on the salad.
Recipe 2. Salad of crab sticks with cheese, garlic, avocado and pear
Ingredients
one avocado;
ground black pepper;
one pear;
sea salt;
six crab sticks;
50 ml of olive oil;
one cucumber;
several branches of dill;
25 ml of lemon juice;
100 g of blue cheese;
garlic - two cloves.
Cooking method
1. Peel the cucumber and pear. Cut the pear in half, remove the seed capsules and chop with a thin straw. Cut the cucumber into circles.
2. Thaw the crab sticks completely, remove the protective film and cut into circles. Then each spiral.
3. Grind the cheese in large cubes. Put everything in a deep bowl.
4. Peel the avocado, remove the seeds and cut into circles. Put them on top of the salad.
5. Peel the garlic and chop finely. Rinse the dill, shake off excess moisture and chop. In a deep bowl, combine olive oil with lemon juice. Add dill and garlic to the mixture. Pepper and salt. Shake with a fork. Pour the salad of crab sticks with cheese and garlic dressing, and serve without stirring.
Recipe 3. Salad of crab sticks with cheese, garlic and beans
Ingredients
fresh greens;
450 g canned beans;
sea salt;
100 g of cheese;
250 g of tomatoes;
mayonnaise;
bell pepper pod;
clove of garlic.
Cooking method
1. Defrost the crab sticks and peel off the film. Cut the product into cubes and put in a salad bowl.
2. Wash the bell pepper pod, wipe with a napkin and cut the stem. Peel the vegetable from the seeds and cut into thin strips. Send to crab sticks.
3. Open a jar of canned beans and drain the marinade. Transfer contents to a sieve and rinse under running water. Leave the glass to water and add the beans to the salad bowl.
4. Grate the cheese and lay it to the rest of the ingredients.
5. Rinse the tomatoes and dry them with a towel. Finely chop the tomatoes and send to the salad bowl.
6. Peel and crush the garlic through a garlic squeezer. Salt and add chopped fresh herbs.
7. Put mayonnaise in a salad bowl and mix well. Garnish a salad of crab sticks with cheese and garlic with sprigs of herbs and serve.
Recipe 4. Salad of crab sticks with cheese, Korean carrots and garlic
Ingredients
black pepper;
two eggs;
crab sticks - 200 g;
boiled carrot;
200 g of cheese;
Korean carrots
mayonnaise;
prunes
garlic - two cloves.
Cooking method
1. Defrost crab sticks, but not completely. So it will be easier to cut them. We remove the film from them. Tiny sharp knife as small as possible.
2. We take cheese of firm grades. Three in small chips.
3. Hard boiled eggs. We drain the water, and place the dishes with eggs under a stream of cold water. Peel and three on a fine grater.
4. My carrots and boil in a peel. Then cool and finely three.
5. We clean the garlic cloves and pass through a garlic squeezer.
6. Combine all ingredients in a deep bowl, add mayonnaise and knead thoroughly.
7. We shift the salad to a beautiful flat dish, decorate the top with Korean carrots and sliced prunes.
Recipe 5. Crab sticks salad with cheese and Royal garlic
Ingredients
four chicken eggs;
mayonnaise;
240 g of crab sticks;
half a lemon;
300 g of hard cheese;
three cloves of garlic;
100 g crackers.
Cooking method
1. Defrost crab sticks in advance. Remove the film from them and cut into circles.
2. Boil hard boiled eggs. Cool under a stream of cold water and clean. Crumbling cubes.
3. Grind the cheese into large chips.
4. Peel the garlic from the husks, and crush it through a garlic squeezer.
5. All the prepared products are put in a salad bowl. Add crackers. Pour all the freshly squeezed juice out of half a lemon. Add mayonnaise and mix. Decorate with fresh herbs.
Recipe 6. Salad of crab sticks with cheese and garlic "Red Sea"
Ingredients
mayonnaise;
crab sticks - 300 g;
sea salt;
two tomatoes;
three cloves of garlic;
cheese - 200 g.
Cooking method
1. Grind the cheese into large chips.
2. My tomatoes and wipe with a napkin. Cut the vegetable into thin strips.
3. Thaw the crab sticks completely. Remove the film from them and cut into thin rings.
4. Peel the garlic from the husk and chop it finely with a knife.
5. We combine all the products in a deep bowl. Salt and season with mayonnaise. Mix gently to keep the tomatoes intact. We cover the dish with lettuce leaves and put the cooked salad on them.
Recipe 7. Salad of crab sticks with cheese, garlic and radish
Ingredients
a bunch of radishes;
mayonnaise;
fresh cucumber;
two eggs;
packaging of crab sticks;
100 g of cheese;
garlic - two prongs.
Cooking method
1. Lettuce will be laid out in layers, so we need a flat dish.
2. Radish thoroughly wash under the tap. We cut the tops and tails. We spread the radishes on a napkin and dry. Cut into thin circles and spread on a dish in one layer.
3. Boil hard-boiled eggs. Drain the hot water, and place the saucepan with eggs under a stream of cold water. Cool completely and remove the shell. Grind with a small cube. Spread evenly on radishes.
4. Put the mayonnaise in the bowl. We clean the garlic and squeeze it into mayonnaise through the garlic. Mix thoroughly.
5. Grease a layer of eggs with garlic mayonnaise.
6. Defrost crab sticks and release them from the film. Finely chop and spread on a layer of eggs.
7. Wash the cucumber with a towel and peel it. Cut the vegetable into very thin strips. Spread on top of crab sticks. Lubricate with mayonnaise.
8. On top, sprinkle abundantly with small chips of cheese. We cut several radishes into slices and decorate them with salad. Leave to soak for forty minutes.
Salad of crab sticks with cheese and garlic - tips and tricks
Take only good quality crab sticks for the salad.
If you like garlic, you can put it in a salad more.
Mayonnaise can be replaced with sour cream.
If you need to grate the crab sticks for the salad or chop it very finely, do not thaw them to the end.
To make cream cheese easier to grate, first put it in the freezer for half an hour.
