Chinese Crab Salad Recipes

CRAB SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the crabmeat, celery, mayonnaise, celery seed, paprika, sugar, pepper, seafood seasoning and parsley. Mix well and refrigerate until chilled.

ASIAN CRAB SALAD CROUSTADES

Steps:

• FOR THE CRAB SALAD:.
• Combine the lime juice, brown sugar and fish sauce in a bowl, stir until the sugar has dissolved.
• If your sugar is quite hard, you can heat the mixture a little to make the dissolving easier.
• Finely chop the coriander, mint and kaffir lime leaves, deseed and de-vein the chilli and chop finely as well.
• Combine all ingredients in a bowl and leave to infuse for at least 3 hours in the fridge. You can prepare this a day in advance, if you wish.
• Combine crab with the mayo/aioli and seaon with salt, pepper and a dash of tabasco.
• Shred the lettuce leaves thinly, then chop roughly.
• CROUSTADES:.
• Preheat oven to 375ºF.
• Coat insides of 48 muffin (2" ea) pans, generously with butter.
• Using a 2-1/2" to 3" plain round cookie cutter; cut a round from each slice of bread. (Use the reminder bread for breadcrumbs).
• Use fingertips, press against muffin cups (and you create a little cup).
• Bake 8-10 minutes.
• Remove from oven and cool. (These can be stored in airtight container)
• TO ASSEMBLE;.
• Fill the shells up with shredded lettuce about half way, then top with about 1 tsp of the crab salad.
• Serve within 30 minutes to an hour so the bases don't get soggy.
• VOILÁ.
• The croustades (Rahm's) are available in most supermarkets in the UK and at Ikea food shops worldwide.

ASIAN CRAB AND CUKE SALAD

Steps:

• Place cucumber slices in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Toss in imitation crabmeat. Whisk vinegar and soy sauce together in a separate bowl. Pour over the cucumber and crab mixture and toss to coat.

BUFFET STYLE CREAMY CRAB SALAD

Steps:

• Brake up crab into smaller opened up pieces.
• Rinse and drain tiny shrimp.
• Mix in celery and onion.
• Mix together sugar with mayo and evap. milk.
• Combine with crab mixture.
• Salt and pepper to taste.(pepper really brings good flavor).
• Chill for at least 4 hrs for best taste, overnight recommended.
• (This is supposed to be wet and creamy when first made. Some Imitation crab soak up a bit of the liquid as it sits.).
• Mix thoughly before serving.

CHINESE CRAB SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• * Alternate Mushrooms: Enoki Soak the wood ears in hot water to cover until soft, about 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and slice. Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise. Slice very thin diagonally. Sprinkle lightly with salt. Allow to stand for 5 minutes; drain well. Squeeze to remove the excess moisture. Place the cucumber slices in a circle on a plate. Put the sliced wood ears in the center. Arrange the crab meat neatly on top of the mushrooms. Mix the dressing ingredients together and drizzle the dressing over the salad. Garnish with cilantro. This recipe yields 4 first course servings.