Colorful Crab and Bean Salad

Quick crab salad with beans for everyday life and holidays. This salad is made with my favorite ingredients. It is prepared simply, quickly and this is a huge plus for including it in the New Yearʼs menu. The salad turns out colorful, bright and will decorate your holiday table with its appearance. Be sure to save the recipe!
cook time: 30 min
Ava Prescott
Colorful Crab and Bean Salad

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

115
Calories
5g
Fat
10g
Carbs
7g
Protein

Ingredients (5 portions)

Basic:

Garlic 1 clove
Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Sour cream 1 tbsp
Hard cheese 100 g
Mayonnaise 1 tbsp
bell pepper 1 pc
Cherry tomatoes 150 g
Crab sticks 250 g
Canned beans (red in its own juice) 400 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make a salad with beans and crab sticks? Measure out all the necessary ingredients. You will need canned red beans in their own juice, large yellow bell peppers, crab sticks, cherry tomatoes (about 5-6 pcs), delicious hard cheese and spices.

Step 2

Step 2
Place the canned beans in a sieve or colander and allow the liquid to drain.

Step 3

Step 3
Thaw frozen crab sticks in advance. Without removing the packaging, place them on a cutting board and let them thaw. Now remove the film. If it doesnʼt unwind well, hold the sticks over the steam for 1-3 seconds. Now cut them into medium sized cubes.

Step 4

Step 4
Wash the bell peppers and dry with paper towels. Cut in half, remove seeds and cut into large pieces. For the beauty and brightness of the finished dish, you can take halves of peppers of different colors.

Step 5

Step 5
Cut cherry tomatoes into quarters. You can also take large tomatoes. In this case, choose fleshy but dense fruits, since soft ones do not hold their shape well and, when cut, will turn into porridge, which will negatively affect the appearance of the dish. They can be cut into cubes or strips. Be sure to drain the juice formed during slicing; it will add excess liquid to the salad.

Step 6

Step 6
Take a delicious hard cheese and cut it into small cubes. You can replace it with unbrined mozzarella.

Step 7

Step 7
In a small container, combine sour cream of any fat content, mayonnaise, garlic, salt, and ground black pepper in equal proportions. Stir. Adjust the amount of garlic to your taste.

Step 8

Step 8
Place crab sticks, bell peppers, canned beans, cherry tomatoes and cheese in a salad bowl. Season the salad with mayonnaise-sour cream sauce. The salad can be dressed only with sour cream without adding mayonnaise or with thick natural yogurt without additives.

Step 9

Step 9
Mix everything well. The salad can be served in a common salad bowl or in portioned, pre-prepared bowls. You can decorate the dish with sprigs of fresh dill or leaves of curly parsley and basil.

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