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Crab stick salad
Krabovyi salat (Крабовый салат): New Year salad of crab sticks, egg, sweetcorn and rice
RussianOn 31 December, alongside Olivier and herring under a fur coat, almost every Russian table carries a bowl of crab stick salad. It arrived in the 1980s when cheap crab sticks reached Soviet shops, and it stayed: chopped surimi, hard-boiled egg, sweetcorn, cucumber and rice bound in mayonnaise, eaten through the New Year holidays. Crab sticks are made from white fish, so this salad is not vegetarian; check the label if you need it gluten free, as some brands add wheat starch. The common mistake is dressing it hours ahead, which makes the rice soggy and the cucumber watery. Chef's tip: mix everything except the mayonnaise in advance and stir that in just before the salad goes on the table.
- Total time
- 35 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
- 2 ⅞ oz long-grain rice
- 4 eggs
- 9 oz crab sticks (surimi)diced
- 7 oz tinned sweetcorndrained
- 1 cucumberdiced
- 3 spring onionssliced
- 5 ½ oz mayonnaise
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp dill (optional)chopped, to garnish
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Cook 2 ⅞ oz long-grain rice in salted water for 12–15 minutes until tender, drain and spread out to cool completely.
15 minStep 2: Boil 4 eggs for 10 minutes, cool in cold water, peel and dice.
10 minStep 3: Put rice, eggs, 9 oz crab sticks (surimi), 7 oz tinned sweetcorn, 1 cucumber and 3 spring onions in a large bowl.
5 minStep 4: Just before serving, fold in 5 ½ oz mayonnaise with ½ tsp salt and ¼ tsp black pepper. Sprinkle with dill and keep chilled; eat within a day.
2 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 290 kcal
- Protein
- 10 g
- Carbs
- 22 g
- Fat
- 18 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does crab stick salad take?
- About 35 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of long-grain rice?
- Any long-grain rice, same amount.
- What can I use instead of eggs?
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water per egg, left for 5 minutes (baking only; vegan).
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