Categories: Salads

Crabsticks, Beans, Tomato, Bell Pepper and Cheese Salad

One more salad for holiday table: lighter salad with crab sticks, red beans, tomatoes, bell pepper and cheese. It is pretty fast to make because doesn’t require any prep work: nothing to boil or cook prior to assembling.

I used italian blend of shredded cheese, but any hard cheese you like will work. If you have whole piece of cheese, you can dice it instead of shredding.

Adjust amount of garlic to your liking, if whole clove seems a bit too much use only half of it.

Ingredients:

16oz can plain red beans
8oz of tomatoes
8oz of crab sticks
1 green bell pepper
3/4 cup of shredded cheese
1 small garlic clove
Mayo to taste
Salt to taste

How to prepare, step-by-step:

Prepare ingredients:
Crab Sticks, Beans, Tomato, Bell Pepper and Cheese Salad Recipe: Step 1
Dice crab stick (slice each in half lengthwise and then dice), add them to the mixing bowl:
Crab Sticks, Beans, Tomato, Bell Pepper and Cheese Salad Recipe: Step 2
Clean bell pepper (remove seeds and stem), then slice in short strips:
Crab Sticks, Beans, Tomato, Bell Pepper and Cheese Salad Recipe: Step 3
Rinse red beans of liquid in can, drain it, and add to the bowl:
Crab Sticks, Beans, Tomato, Bell Pepper and Cheese Salad Recipe: Step 4
Add shredded cheese:
Crab Sticks, Beans, Tomato, Bell Pepper and Cheese Salad Recipe: Step 5
Peel garlic clove and chop it:
Crab Sticks, Beans, Tomato, Bell Pepper and Cheese Salad Recipe: Step 6
If you use cherry tomatoes slice each in half, for campary slice each in half and then each half in quarters, add tomatoes to the bowl:
Crab Sticks, Beans, Tomato, Bell Pepper and Cheese Salad Recipe: Step 7
Add mayo to taste (and salt if you feel like it):
Crab Sticks, Beans, Tomato, Bell Pepper and Cheese Salad Recipe: Step 8
Mix:
Crab Sticks, Beans, Tomato, Bell Pepper and Cheese Salad Recipe: Step 9
And serve:
Crab Sticks, Beans, Tomato, Bell Pepper and Cheese Salad Recipe: Step 10