Vegetable salad with herbs and crab sticks is an exquisite and hearty appetizer that is suitable for an everyday meal and a festive menu. Unusual taste, availability of products, ease of preparation. Step-by-step recipe with a photo. Video recipe.
Vegetable salads, as a rule, light and dietary, contain a huge amount of vitamins, minerals and organic substances. Thanks to these qualities, they are very popular and loved by many, especially by supporters of proper healthy nutrition and people who are watching their figure. After all, everyone has known for a long time that vegetables have a positive effect on the body, especially on the gastrointestinal tract. They contribute to a better process of food digestion, assimilation of proteins, fats and carbohydrates.
Since vegetables are now very affordable, and their selection is very diverse, salads can boast the largest variety of options for their preparation. They may include various types of cabbage (white cabbage, Peking cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, etc.), tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, garlic, onions, and other vegetables. These salads are supplemented with a variety of greens (cilantro, parsley, dill, basil, rucolla, mint) and delicious dressings (balsamic or apple cider vinegar, vegetable or olive oil, mayonnaise, yogurt, sour cream, etc.). In addition, for satiety and originality of the dish, other products are introduced into the recipe, which are simultaneously nutritious, low-calorie and easy for the stomach. It can be boiled chicken fillet, eggs, seafood, cheese, etc. Let's prepare a delicious, healthy and very unusual salad today that will decorate the everyday table - a vegetable salad with herbs and crab sticks.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 145 kcal.
- Servings - 2
- Cooking time - 15 minutes
Ingredients:
- Tomatoes - 1 pc.
- Salt - large pinch or to taste
- Crab sticks - 5 pcs.
- Vegetable oil - for dressing
- Hot pepper - 0.25 pods
- Cucumbers - 1 pc.
- Cilantro - a few twigs
- Onions - 1 pc.
- Parsley - a few twigs
- Basil - a few twigs
- Garlic - 1 clove
Step by step cooking vegetable salad with herbs and crab sticks, recipe with photo:
1. Wash the tomatoes, dry with a paper towel and cut into wedges.
2. Remove the crab sticks from the packaging film and cut into medium-sized cubes.
3. Wash the cucumbers, wipe with a towel, cut off the ends and cut into half rings.
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4. Peel the onions, wash and chop into thin half rings.
5. Wash greens, dry and chop finely. Finely chop the peeled garlic from the husk and the hot pepper from the seeds.
6. Put all the food in a deep salad bowl, add salt, cover with vegetable oil and stir. Serve the finished vegetable salad with herbs and crab sticks to the table immediately after cooking. If you will not serve it immediately, then salt and water with oil immediately before serving. Otherwise, the vegetables will let the juice out, which will spoil the taste and appearance of the dish.
See also a video recipe on how to make a salad with crab sticks.
