Vegan Soviet No-Crab Salad

This is the time of the year when mayo is the top selling product in post-Soviet grocery stores. And today I’m gonna make vegan no-crab salad. With lots of mayo of course.

Funny, but original recipe doesn’t even call for real crab meat. Main ingredient of this gourmet Soviet dish is highly processed fish by-product that is called crab sticks. Whatever. I actually found an old recipe in my family archives and it looks a bit different then those salads that I used to eat in the past. Without thinking too much I replaced all non-vegan ingredients with tofu and it actually worked pretty damn good.

The salad doesn’t taste like crab either but it has kinda fishy and meaty flavors. And it definitely tastes nostalgic. So if you’re planning to invite Slavic friends to your party this vegan no-crab salad is gonna be a crowd pleaser for sure!

First cook the rice in 1/2 cup of water. Fluff it with a fork and let it cool completely.

Process nori sheets in a spice grinder or food processor into a powder. Mix it well with the rest of ingredients until everything is combined.

Taste for seasoning and add more salt, mayo or pepper if needed.

Place in a fridge for at least 1 hour before serving.