Crab sticks are a very controversial product on the shelves of stores. The fact is that crab sticks can not be used in a lot of dishes. There are only special recipes, most often salads, which are suitable for crab sticks.
As a rule, crab sticks are created from boiled fish fillets. There is no crab meat in the sticks – this is a marketing move.
If you are tired of making a regular crab salad with sticks, we can suggest crab salad with tomatoes.
Ingredients for crab salad with tomatoes:
- crab sticks – 250 g;
- tomatoes – 3 pcs;
- garlic – 2 cloves;
- mayonnaise – 3 tablespoons;
- ground black pepper;
- salt.
Preparation of crab salad with tomatoes:
For the recipe, we carefully choose crab sticks. Pay attention to the composition – the first place should be surimi meat.
Also, the sticks should be elastic and not sticky. There are no yellow or gray spots under the film. There is no frost, which indicates that the sticks have been re-frozen.
On the tomatoes we make two small incisions crosswise. Dip the tomatoes in boiling water for 10 minutes, and then remove the skin.
Cut the tomatoes into small cubes, drain the excess liquid.
Thaw the crab sticks and cut into circles
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For the sauce, mix mayonnaise and pressed garlic cloves.
Put tomatoes and crab sticks in a salad bowl, dress with mayonnaise and garlic.
Salt and pepper the salad to taste and mix thoroughly.
To this salad is suitable decoration in the form of dill and parsley. Excellent budget dish will play the role of an appetizer on the table.
