Published: 10/17/2015
Posted by: julia123
Calories: Not specified
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I always prepare Coral salad for the holiday table. It is always in demand and is completely eaten. The salad is quite filling due to the fact that it contains meat, and crab sticks add piquancy to the salad. According to the standard recipe, tomato should be added to the salad, but I replace it with red bell pepper, I like it better. You decide for yourself what you like best.
Among other things, the Coral salad, if you have time, can also be beautifully decorated. For example, lay it out in the form of coral. This will not be difficult to do, but it will take time. When I have time, I decorate the salad like this, but when I don’t, I simply lay out all the ingredients in layers in a transparent salad bowl.

Salad "Coral" - recipe with photo.

So, the ingredients you will need:
- 1 chicken fillet,
- 5-6 pieces of crab sticks,
- 1-2 eggs,
- half a red pepper,
- mayonnaise (the fat content of mayonnaise can be any).

Step-by-step recipe with photos:

Boil the chicken fillet in salted water. You can do this in advance.
Cut the crab sticks into elongated circles (but this is not important).




Wash the red bell pepper, cut it in half, and remove the seeds. Then use a sharp knife to cut it into strips.




Place the peppers in a salad bowl.




Cut the boiled chicken fillet into pieces. Place it on top of the pepper.

How to create a culinary masterpiece with your own hands? Preparing coral reef salad. The original union here is impressive. The dish combines crab sticks, cheese, fresh tomatoes, peppers of two colors, and pickled onions. Everything is seasoned with yogurt with mayonnaise, garlic, sweet paprika powder and dry mustard. The dish is decorated with a lacy pancake that tastes like chips.

Technology for preparing coral reef salad with crab sticks

The secret of success is simple and clear: only high-quality products and the freshest vegetables.

Crab sticks are cut into strips. The same is done with red and yellow peppers. Tomatoes are de-seeded. The pulp is turned into straws. Grind the cheese on a coarse grater.

Mix the chopped products in a convenient bowl. A handful of pepper straws (red) are left for decoration.

The salad mixture is seasoned with mayonnaise sauce with garlic, paprika, mustard and yogurt.

Serve the most beautiful coral reef salad, garnished with a crispy pancake. It can be successfully replaced with other favorite snacks. But preparing lace chips is not at all difficult and is quite suitable for decorating similar salads.

There is another option for eating seafood.

Coral Reef - preparing a delicious salad using a simple recipe

The salad received its marine name for its pink color, which is obtained by adding crab sticks and tomatoes with pepper.

What do we take?

• chicken fillet – 200 g;
• chicken eggs – 2 pcs.;
• crab sticks – 180 g;
• fresh paprika – 2 pcs.;
• tomatoes – 2 pcs.;
• mayonnaise – 4 tbsp. l.;
• salt - to taste.

How to cook

1. Boil eggs and breast separately until cooked.
2. Wash the vegetables. Bake the pepper in the oven, cool, remove the skin and cut into cubes.

The recipe for coral reef salad with crab sticks is simple and varied. Squid or shrimp would look appropriate as seafood.

1. We also turn the boiled chilled fillet into cubes. We clean the eggs and cut them into similar pieces. We also chop the tomatoes and crab sticks.
2. Mix everything in a deep bowl, add mayonnaise and salt to taste. Mix and serve in a beautiful salad bowl or in portions.
3. You can decorate with lace chips, which are detailed in the next recipe. It would be good with crackers or in tartlets.

The story of the coral reef holiday salad

There are many interesting and fascinating culinary stories on the Internet. At our leisure, just like you, our dear visitors, we look through new products and traditional recipes in photo, video and text formats. Simply put, we read and see what’s in the kitchens of our competitors and culinary friends.

We got acquainted with the coral reef salad in the positive kitchen of the hostess Luda. For which I thank her and cheers. She performed the dish so interestingly and captivatingly that I wanted to immediately run for groceries and cook this miracle of the sea. But there was no reason, and here are the winter holidays, from which the family expects not only gifts, but also unusual culinary achievements. This is where the recipe of the Vietnamese sorceress came in handy.

Of course, in winter you will have to buy everything (not like in summer), but it’s worth it. The bright color, colorful appearance and pleasant taste of the coral reef salad from Luda Easy Cook will inspire you to new achievements and charge you with a positive mood.

Coral salad is prepared with shrimp or crab sticks - these are the main ingredients that determine the taste and energy value of the finished product. There are several variations of this salad, differing only in some components.

Preparing Coral salad

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 1 tomato;
• 1 egg;
• 0.1 kg crab sticks;
• 70 g shrimp;
• mayonnaise;
• pepper, salt.

To decorate the Coral salad, use red caviar and lime, cut into slices.

One serving contains 190 kcal.

To prepare the salad, you must first defrost the crab sticks. It is advisable to do this at room temperature, since using a microwave will deprive the product of its taste. Thawed crab sticks need to be cut into pieces of arbitrary shape.

Boil the egg hard and cut into small pieces.

The shrimp also need to be boiled. If they are peeled, then before cooking they should be defrosted, placed in boiling water and boiled for 2-4 minutes (for royal ones, 5-6 minutes are needed). If the shrimp are unpeeled, then after cooking they are placed in a colander and cleaned after cooling.

The finished shrimp are cut into small pieces.

The tomato needs to be washed, dried, and cut into cubes. In order to have less juice, the cut cubes need to be lightly squeezed.

All prepared ingredients should be mixed in a bowl with high walls, salt and pepper, and mayonnaise should be added.

The finished Coral salad is laid out in bowls or low glass containers. Garnish each of them with red caviar (1 tablespoon per serving) and sliced ​​lime (it can be replaced with lemon).

Variation of the coral theme

There are several options for preparing Coral salad with shrimp. Despite the different names, the coral theme remains the same. One of these salads is called "Coral Coast".

• 0.3 kg shrimp;
• 0.1 kg crab sticks;
• 2 eggs;
• 1 tomato;
• 3 pineapple rings (canned);
• garlic (1-2 cloves);
• mayonnaise or sauce;
• pomegranate seeds, salt

To prepare the salad, cut the tomato, boiled eggs and canned pineapples into cubes, and chop the crab sticks into thin strips.

Boil the shrimp for 2-3 minutes, cool, peel, and cut into small pieces.

Garlic is crushed with a knife or passed through a press.

Combine all ingredients, add some salt, add mayonnaise and mix carefully.

The finished dish, just like the Coral salad, is laid out in bowls and decorated with shrimp.

Red caviar, which is used for decoration, can be replaced with pomegranate seeds. Sprinkle finely chopped herbs on top. They are served to the table immediately.

Variation with chicken fillet

Let's look at how to prepare Coral salad without shrimp, using chicken fillet instead.

Main ingredients:

• 150 g chicken fillet;
• 7 crab sticks;
• 1 tomato;
• 3 eggs;
• 1 sweet pepper;
• salt;
• mayonnaise.

Chicken fillet and eggs are boiled for 30 minutes from the moment of boiling, cut into cubes.

The juice is removed from the tomato along with the seeds. The fleshy walls of the tomato are cut into cubes. Bell peppers are also cut into cubes.

Chop the crab sticks and cut the eggs into small pieces.

All ingredients are mixed, salt and mayonnaise are added. Serve in a salad bowl or bowl.

1. If you prepare all the ingredients in advance, the salad will be ready in a few minutes. Let's start with getting everything ready.

2. Crab sticks, which I personally (as it should be) defrost only at room temperature, since after microwave they lose all taste, cut into small arbitrary pieces.

3. Take the egg, like the crab sticks, out of the refrigerator in advance so that it sits at room temperature for at least an hour, put it in a small saucepan, fill it with cold water, add salt and cook for about 8-9 minutes from the moment it boils. Then rinse it with cold water to make it easier to clean. Leave it to cool for a while, then peel it and cut it into small cubes.

4. It is better, of course, to buy shrimp immediately peeled, then you will only have to defrost them. If the shrimp are unpeeled, first defrost them, put them in already boiling water and cook for no more than 2-4 minutes. If you use large (king) shrimp, then the cooking time will be a little longer, about 5-6 minutes. Place the cooked shrimp in a colander and, when cool, peel them. We cut the larger ones into several pieces, and leave the small ones whole.

5. Wash the tomato and cut into cubes. I advise that there is not a lot of juice, either remove the juice along with the seeds or squeeze out the already chopped tomato.

6. Mix all prepared products in a deep bowl, add salt and pepper to taste. Season with mayonnaise and mix thoroughly. You shouldn’t add a lot of mayonnaise; the tomato will still give a little juice.

7. Wash the lime (I use lemon) well and cut into slices.
8. When serving, it is best to place the salad in bowls or low wide glasses. Top each with red caviar and lime wedges. I got 1 bowl, so I needed 1 lemon slice and 2.5 tbsp. caviar.