Description
Cucumber Salad with Crab Meat Delight is the ultimate refreshing dish for warm summer days. This quick and easy recipe features crisp Persian cucumbers paired with savory imitation crab meat, all tossed in a light dressing of Japanese mayonnaise and rice vinegar. Ideal for picnics, barbecues, or as a light lunch at home, this salad is both nutritious and versatile. With minimal prep time and simple ingredients, it’s perfect for busy schedules while still impressing guests at any gathering. Enjoy this vibrant salad chilled for the best flavor!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 Persian cucumber
- 6 oz defrosted imitation crab sticks
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- A pinch of black pepper
- 1½ tablespoons Japanese mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 chopped green onion stalk (for garnish)
- A pinch of roasted white sesame seeds (for garnish)
Instructions
- Wash the Persian cucumber and slice it thinly.
- In a mixing bowl, combine sliced cucumber and broken bite-sized pieces of imitation crab sticks.
- Add sea salt, garlic powder, sugar, and black pepper to the mixture.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together Japanese mayonnaise and rice vinegar until smooth.
- Pour the dressing over the cucumber and crab mixture; toss gently to coat evenly.
- Garnish with chopped green onion stalk and sesame seeds before serving.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 116
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 478mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 10mg