Russia · Salads

Crab Stick Salad

A simple Russian salad of diced crab sticks and sweet corn with hard-boiled eggs, cooled rice, and fresh cucumber, bound with a light mayonnaise dressing.

30 min✻6 servings✻250 kcal
Crab Stick Salad

Ingredients

  • crab sticks250 g
  • canned corn200 g
  • cooked rice200 g
  • eggs4 whole
  • cucumber150 g
  • green onion3 tbsp
  • mayonnaise120 g
  • fresh dill2 tbsp
  • salt0.5 tsp
  • black pepper0.25 tsp

Method

  1. 1Hard-boil the eggs for 10 minutes, cool in cold water, peel, and dice. Cook the rice until fluffy and let it cool to room temperature.
  2. 2Thaw the crab sticks if frozen, pat dry, and cut into small dice. Drain the canned corn well.
  3. 3Dice the cucumber and finely chop the green onion.
  4. 4In a large bowl, combine the crab sticks, corn, cooled rice, eggs, and cucumber.
  5. 5Add the mayonnaise, salt, and pepper, and fold gently to combine, taking care not to mash the rice or break up the crab sticks.
  6. 6Chill at least 1 hour. Stir in most of the green onion and dill, and scatter the rest on top before serving.