Squid crab sticks shrimp salad

4 servings
15 min

A salad with this composition - squid, crab sticks, shrimp, can be safely called a sea cocktail. Another spoonful of red caviar can be added to decorate the salad for completeness. It is important to buy high-quality products to make a salad, paying attention to the appearance of frozen ingredients.

How to make a salad with shrimp, squid and crab sticks? Prepare the indicated ingredients. Get the squid, shrimp and crab sticks out of the freezer in advance so that they have time to defrost. Wash the cucumbers for the salad, dry and cut off the edges. Be sure to try a cucumber, whether it mustards, such a fruit can spoil the salad. Cut the cucumbers into small cubes and fold them into a salad bowl.

Scald thawed squid with boiling water and remove the skin from them. Clean the carcass from the insides and chord - a rigid plate, then rinse the squid with running water. Put the carcasses in boiling salt water and boil them for no more than three minutes (otherwise the squid will be hard). Remove the boiled squid from the boiling water and cool, then cut into thin strips. Fold in a bowl to the cucumbers.

Remove thawed crab sticks from the package, remove the film from them. The film in which each crab stick is wrapped is sometimes poorly removed. To facilitate the process, hold the sticks over the steam for 1-3 seconds. Cut the sticks into small cubes. Put them in a salad bowl for previously prepared ingredients.

Boil the eggs. How to boil hard-boiled eggs? To prevent the eggs from cracking when cooking, put them in cold water and set them to cook on a small heat. Cook the eggs for 9 minutes after boiling, then cover with cold water and cool. It is better to clean the shell from a sharp temperature difference. Peel them from their shells and dice them. Add the chopped eggs to the salad bowl.

Shrimp are usually sold already boiled. It is enough to defrost and clean them. But it is also better to lower them, like squid, into boiling water for a couple of minutes - they will taste better. Then peel the shrimp from the shell, tail and insides. Add to the salad. Also put mayonnaise (you can use a mixture of sour cream and mayonnaise) and salt in the salad. Do not salt the salad, mayonnaise already contains salt.

If desired, for sharpness, bulb onions can be added to the salad, for this it must be finely shredded. The finished salad can be served immediately on the table, or you can cool in the refrigerator before serving. Enjoy your meal!

The salad will look beautiful and neat if you cut all the ingredients into the same size and shape in pieces (for example, cubes).

How to buy crab sticks correctly? Be sure to pay attention to the shelf life of the product. Surimi meat (minced white fish) should appear in the list of composition in first place. Important! Do not buy a product if there is frost on it. This is a sign of re-freezing. Fresh sticks should be grey and yellow-free, resilient and a little wet. If the product is sticky, then it is spoiled.

Mayonnaise is better to cook on its own. It will be tastier and healthier. See here interesting recipes for homemade mayonnaise. Also, not only mayonnaise, but also sour cream or natural yogurt can be used as a dressing. They can be taken separately or mixed with mayonnaise in any proportion to your taste - this will reduce the calorie content of the dish.