Warm and comforting Rotkohl or Blaukraut, flavored with cloves, is a standard side dish for so many German wintertime meals, but I crave something cold and crisp in the summertime. Something for my Salatteller (salad plate). This Red Cabbage Salad Recipe, or Rotkohlsalat, not only tastes delicious, but the jewel-like color of the cabbage looks beautiful on a plate. This…
Category: Salads
Creamy German Cucumber Salad- A Tasty Side Dish or Salad
My mother and my Oma came from different corners of Germany, so naturally, each has a different recipe for cucumber salad. Oma passed along this Creamy German Cucumber Salad recipe. From Mom, I got the German Cucumber Salad recipe that uses an oil and vinegar base (find the recipe here). While both are quite tasty, this creamy version is the…
German Cucumber Salad Recipe- A Refreshing Summertime Recipe
This German Cucumber Salad Recipe makes a refreshing side-dish, and is a fantastic addition to your German Salatteller. The tangy flavor gives your plate a nice balance from creamy gravies or fried foods. Perfect for summer! Cucumber salad is another simple German salad. Slice cucumber, toss in dressing. The only decision you have to make is about the onions. In…
German Tomato Salad Recipe with Variations
Don’t you love a fresh tomato in summertime? It tastes of sunshine. Even when I can’t get any other veggies in my garden to cooperate, I always seem to have success with tomatoes. This year, we got a bonus when a few “volunteer” plants came up in the garden before we started planting! Naturally, they all seem to want to…
German Celery Root Salad Recipe- Selleriesalat
The first time I went through the supermarket checkout with a Celeriac knob, a celery root, the cashier looked at it in horror. WHAT IS THAT? To be fair, you won’t find Celery Root gracing the cover of “Beautiful Vegetable Monthly”. Frankly, the thing looks like a Turnip’s ugly cousin. Still, when prepared properly, like in this German Celery Root…
German Green Bean Salad Recipe – Grüner Bohnensalat
My mother must have prepared this German Green Bean Salad Recipe (Grüner Bohnensalat) at least a few times a month and maybe even weekly during the summer. Come to think of it, these green beans arrived on the table at Oma’s house quite often, too. Why? It’s a simple recipe that tastes good. Better yet, you can easily adjust depending…
German Beet Salad – Rote Beete Salat for your Salatteller
As a child, I considered beets to be incredibly deceptive. The color of my mother’s Rote Beete Salat looked like garnets, and edible jewels should taste of magic. But instead, German Beet Salad tasted like, well… beets. Still, like I always told my kids, when you grow up, your tongue changes, and things you once ran from now taste delicious.…
Oma’s Simple Salad with Creamy German Salad Dressing
My Oma often served a side salad of Feld Salat with her Creamy German Salad Dressing as a side dish to the warm midday meal. The dressing may seem unusual since it contains heavy cream and sugar, but adding oil, vinegar, and diced onion somehow works. When I was a rotten child, I picked out the onions and tried to…
Schinken Käse Eier Salat Recipe- German Ham Cheese Egg Salad
I got this recipe for Schinken Käse Eier Salat (Ham Cheese Egg salad) from a friend of my cousin who served it at an Easter Brunch. It’s a variation on a Wurst Salat, a combination of cheese, sausage, herbs, oil, and vinegar. (Don’t confuse it with Fleischsalat, Meat Salad, which is made with a mayo base instead of oil and…