RUSSIAN RICE AND CRAB SALAD

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A classic Russian salad with rice, corn, imitation crab, hard-boiled eggs, and pickles served with garlicky mayonnaise and dill. A great way to use up leftover rice.

Provided by Natalie Titanov

Categories Salad Seafood Salad Recipes Crab Salad Recipes

Time 4h35m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 cup water
½ cup uncooked white rice
1 (15.25 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
1 cup imitation crabmeat, flaked
4 hard-boiled eggs, mashed
1 onion, minced
4 cornichons, minced
1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 bunch fresh dill, chopped

Steps:

Bring water and rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and water has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from heat and cool for a minimum of 4 hours or overnight.
Combine cooked and cooled rice, corn, imitation crab, eggs, onion, and cornichons in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Stir together mayonnaise and garlic in a small bowl; pour over salad. Mix well. Sprinkle with chopped dill.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 198.8 calories, Carbohydrate 27 g, Cholesterol 112.2 mg, Fat 7.5 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 7.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.6 g, Sodium 471.3 mg, Sugar 3.9 g