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Crab Stick, Tomato, and Cheese Salad

Quick to make, very tasty and healthy, and no mayonnaise! This crab stick, tomato, and cheese salad is so light you could make it every day. It works for dinner or breakfast and goes great alongside any meat dish. It's an appetizer and a quick snack all in one!

Maria

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Crab sticks

200

Feta

100

Tomatoes

Garlic

Parsley (3-4 sprigs)

Olive oil

Lemon juice

Ground black pepper

Salt

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 22 % 5 g

Fats 57 % 13 g

Carbohydrates 22 % 5 g

163 kcal

GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 20 min

Step 1:

How do you make a salad with crab sticks, tomatoes, and cheese? Gather the ingredients. Instead of crab sticks, you can use shrimp or crabmeat. I'm using feta, but you can use any cheese you like. And if you prefer, swap the parsley for dill. Wash and dry the vegetables and herbs in advance. Thaw the crab sticks if needed.
Step 2:

Cut the crab sticks into rounds.
Step 3:

Cut the feta, or any other soft cheese, into medium cubes.
Step 4:

Cut the tomatoes into medium cubes or quarters. You can swap large tomatoes for small cherry tomatoes - just halve them.
Step 5:

Peel the garlic and press it through a garlic press.
Step 6:

Finely chop the parsley (or dill, or other herbs of your choice).
Step 7:

Get the ingredients for the dressing ready. I'm using olive oil, but any vegetable oil will do. You can replace the lemon juice with lime juice or a lemon-based sauce.
Step 8:

In a separate bowl, combine the olive oil with the lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Whisk the mixture lightly with a fork or whisk until smooth.
Step 9:

Put the sliced crab sticks, feta, tomatoes, parsley, and garlic in a salad bowl.
Step 10:

Pour the dressing over the salad and toss gently.
Step 11:

Serve the salad right away - it's at its best when fresh. Enjoy!

Feta is a cheese made from a blend of sheep's and goat's milk. It's a favorite in many cultures. Feta's delicate, slightly salty taste pairs beautifully with fresh vegetables. It's the cheese used in the famous Greek salad with cucumbers, tomatoes, onion, and olives. It also combines wonderfully with other vegetables in all sorts of appetizers. Adding herbs, plus a dressing of olive oil with spices, makes any feta salad refined and very tasty. In Greek, "feta" means "to break" - and indeed, this semi-hard cheese is made in one large piece weighing up to 1.5 kg, so it's broken into portions. It's a fairly filling product at 40-60% fat. Feta is an important part of Mediterranean cuisine. A traditional pairing found in many dishes is feta and olives. Feta keeps best in brine or olive oil, as it's done in Greece.
How do you buy good crab sticks? Always check the product's expiration date. Surimi (minced white fish) should be first on the ingredient list. Important! Don't buy the product if there's frost on it - that's a sign it's been refrozen. Fresh sticks should be free of gray and yellow spots, firm, and slightly moist. If the product is sticky, it's spoiled.
The film each crab stick is wrapped in can sometimes be hard to peel off. To make it easier, hold the sticks over steam for 1-3 seconds.