Crab Sticks Salad with Pickled Mushrooms and Apple

November 19th, 2011 in Salads by Julia Volhina

Total cooking time: 1h

I didn’t post salad recipes for a while now, so wanted to come up with something special this time.

I chose salad made of surimi crab sticks mixed with tender pickled mushrooms, grated apple, fresh dill and parsley and dressed with ground black pepper and a bit of mayo.

This mix may seem unusual (especially here in US), however it is very popular in post-USSR countries. You can find it under name “Salad Anshlag” in menus.

Some people use boiled mushrooms for this recipe, however I prefer mushrooms pickled following this recipe: they are very easy to do and are less plain than just boiled; but this is a matter of preference.

Ingredients:

8 oz surimi crab sticks
1 pint jar of pickled mushrooms
1-2 apples
3-4 eggs
3-4 branches of green onions
Fresh dill to taste
Fresh green parsley to taste
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Salt to taste

How to prepare, step-by-step:

Prepare ingredients: boil eggs on hard, rinse greens, if you don’t like pickled mushrooms they can be replaced with 1lb of fresh mushrooms cleaned and boiled in slightly salted water:
Crab Sticks Salad with Pickled Mushrooms and Apple Recipe: Step 1
Dice crab sticks, put into big bowl:
Crab Sticks Salad with Pickled Mushrooms and Apple Recipe: Step 2
Drain liquid from mushrooms, slice big into halves or quarters, add to the salad bowl:
Crab Sticks Salad with Pickled Mushrooms and Apple Recipe: Step 3
Peel skin from apple and grate it on big slots, discard seeds:
Crab Sticks Salad with Pickled Mushrooms and Apple Recipe: Step 4
Chop hard boiled eggs:
Crab Sticks Salad with Pickled Mushrooms and Apple Recipe: Step 5
Add chopped onions:
Crab Sticks Salad with Pickled Mushrooms and Apple Recipe: Step 6
And chopped greens (dill and parsley):
Crab Sticks Salad with Pickled Mushrooms and Apple Recipe: Step 7
Generously season with freshly ground black pepper and salt to taste:
Crab Sticks Salad with Pickled Mushrooms and Apple Recipe: Step 8
Add mayo to taste and mix, cover with plastic wrap and put to fridge for an hour before serving:
Crab Sticks Salad with Pickled Mushrooms and Apple Recipe: Step 9
Serve as appetizer before main meal or as a side dish:
Crab Sticks Salad with Pickled Mushrooms and Apple