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Sunday, March 6, 2011

Crab Salad (New Russian Salad) - Recipes

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup of dry Basmati or similar type of rice,  
  • 4 eggs ,  
  • 250 - 300 gr. of crabmeat or imitation crabmeat,  
  • 1 tin of sweet corn (250 gr.), 
  •  (optional) 2-3 table spoons of grated cheddar or old gauda cheese (50-70 gr.),
  •  3-4 table spoons of mayonnaise.
Cooking: 

1. Boil the rice, so it remains "friable", not sticky. Do not overcook!
Don't forget to add salt when water starts boiling.

*NB: if you want to speed up rice cooking, put it in the bowl with water for 30-40 min before boiling.

2. Hard boil the eggs.
3. Let rice and eggs to cool down to the room temperature.
4. Cut crabmeat in small cubes, approx. 5x5x5 mm each.
5. Cut eggs into small cubes, approx. 5x5x5 mm.
6. Open corn tin, pour out the liquid.
7. Mix rice, corn, cheese, crabmeat and eggs.
8. Add mayonnaise at least 30 min before serving, stir.
9. Put in a big salad bowl, decorate with greens(dill, parsley) and black olives.