Name: Crab and pineapple salad
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: española
Ingredients: 500 grams of surimi sticks (crab sticks); 2 eggs; 350 grams of natural pineapple or in a jar; Cilantro; Lettuce; Kiwi (optional); Mayonnaise; Ketchup; Apple vinager; Salt

In hot weather it is best prepare simple and fresh recipes . Today's is a salad made from surimi or crab sticks. Normally I prepare it as a starter, although it can also be eaten as a main dish.

This dish incorporates the pineapple to give it a touch of freshness and acidity . Many times I also like to add another type of fruit like kiwi or mango.

It is very common to garnish the crab salad with a good pink sauce. However, it is optional. You can also accompany it with just mayonnaise or any other sauce that you like.

So, if you want to prepare an easy, fast and fresh recipe, Don't hesitate to try it!

How to make crab salad

The first step is to cook the eggs. We put a saucepan with water on the fire. When it is boiling, add the 2 eggs and leave them over medium heat for about 10 minutes.
If we decide to use natural pineapple, we peel it and cut it into slices. If we choose to buy it in the supermarket in a bottle, then we will already have it cut into slices. We cut the pineapple into small pieces. We reserve.
Cut the surimi sticks into small pieces and save them for later use. We can reserve all the ingredients that we are cutting in a salad bowl.
Once the eggs are cooked, peel them and crumble them into the salad bowl.
We wash the lettuce to remove any residue it may have. We cut some leaves and cut them into small pieces. We add to the salad bowl.
Chop the coriander leaves and add it to the rest of the food. This step is optional, if you don't like cilantro, go to the next one.
Optionally we can also add kiwi. We peel it and chop it. We add with the rest of the vegetables.
We add a pinch of salt and start preparing the pink sauce. In the next section we tell you step by step.

How to prepare pink sauce

This sauce is very simple to make. We simply add 4 tablespoons of mayonnaise to a container. Next we mix it with 2 tablespoons of ketchup. Add a few drops of apple cider vinegar to taste and mix everything until you obtain a homogeneous sauce. We test and rectify if necessary.

Variants of the surimi salad recipe

This recipe is just a guide to preparing a salad made from crab sticks. However, we can add many other ingredients. It is highly recommended to try new fruits such as kiwi or mango.

It is important to be creative in the kitchen and experiment. Only in this way will we find new delicious recipes that will impress our guests.