Basic Crab Salad
Basic Crab Salad
I use imitation crab for this for this for several reasons, 1. I like it, 2. good sized black crabs are hard to get as nearly all are sold to restaurants. Crab salad is commonly called 'Seafood Salad' which I would say is incorrect as the only seafood is the crab, or in my case, fish that tastes like crab (yes, imitation crab is just fish). So Crab Salad it is, sounds much better than "Fish Flavored Like Crab Salad." You can make this many ways so it is different each time. This is just a common salad I put together. Enjoy.
Ingredients
- 500 grams imitation crab, (1 lb)
- 1 red onion, finely diced
- ½ cup celery, finely diced
- ½ cup mayo, start with less and use as needed
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon dill
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Unwrap the crab sticks and slice them at an angle, add to mixing bowl.
- Dice the onion and celery and add to the bowl. (Chopped cilantro works well if no celery on hand, which is what I used.)
- Add remaining ingredients, but for the mayo, start with less than 1/2 cup. Gently mix everything together until all is coated with mayo, adding mayo as needed but not trying to make it dripping with mayo as well.
- Cover and place in the fridge for 1-2 hours before serving. (Once I put the salad in a container for the fridge, I added some halved cherry tomatoes and mixed those in.)
- When serving, gently mix the salad again. then serve. Serving options can be just as a side, on a bed of lettuce, or in a sandwich. Enjoy.
Notes
Tesco brand crab sticks, which taste perfectly acceptable, will cost about 95 Baht for 500 grams. For 4 servings this is about 68 cents per serving.
Variants: 1. Add halved cherry tomatoes. 2. No celery on hand? No problem, add ½ teaspoon of celery seed if you have that or use chopped cilantro. 4. Add ¼ cup sliced black olives. 5. Add ½ cup grated or cubed Cheddar cheese.
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