Crab Salad

Crab salad used to be -and still is- a stable in my family house. It always made a star appearance when we had a big or small celebration.

Somehow, this salad is a great accompaniment for BBQ meat and roast lamb. Even though it’s a crab salad, and I understand it’s a bit weird, think of surf and turf here. Please stay open-minded, haha.

The idea

To be honest, I don’t know where my mum found the recipe, and I don’t remember when it was first introduced in our household. What I do remember is that I was the one always in charge of preparing it. I still am when I’m in Cyprus, and the whole family has been invited over for dinner or lunch.

Is it simple to make? Yes! You know me so far, right? I enjoy good food, but I don’t enjoy slaving in the kitchen. That’s not how I roll. Even though I find cooking and baking therapeutic, when I have to spend 10 hours cooking or preparing something, it just transforms into a traumatic experience!

Oh, another recipe that goes superbly with this salad is afelia. Afelia is pork cubes marinated in red wine, and that recipe’s earthiness matches unbelievably well with this refreshing salad.

The ingredients are easy to find and affordable. You will just need some crab sticks, parsley, onion, mayonnaise, cabbage, lemon and salt, and pepper. It’s like a coleslaw salad with an elevated taste!

I am really looking forward to getting your feedback on this salad, as I am sure you will love it! Please don’t hesitate to send me your questions if you have any, and please share the blog with your friends and families. I share my recipes with love and with your support, more people can try and enjoy them!

Love Dina x

Crab Salad

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Serves: 8 Prep Time: 10 min

Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Rating: 4.6/5

( 5 voted )

Ingredients

• 200gr White cabbage
• 100 gr Purple cabbage (optional)
• 2 tbsp Parsley
• 1/2 lemon
• Eight crab sticks
• 2 tbsp mayonnaise
• salt/pepper
• One medium onion

Instructions

Step 1
Finely chop the white and purple cabbage. If you don't want to add purple cabbage, substitute it with white. Add in a big salad bowl.

Step 2
Grate the onion finely and add to the salad bowl.

Step 3
Finely chop the parsley and add to the salad bowl as well as the lemon, mayonnaise, salt, and pepper.

Step 4
Using your fingers, break the crab sticks and add them to the salad bowl. Mix well and enjoy.

Notes

If you have time, prepare this salad the day before. Everything will come together a lot better. You can store it in the fridge for up to a week.