German Salads Recipes

"When I was in the Army the shopette had this salad every Friday. We could not wait for Fridays so we could get it to eat while we played Pinochle with our "Aircraft Recognition" playing cards (this way we could call it training). The salad is made with odds and ends of deli meats and cheeses with some pickles thrown in for good measure!..."

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Ingredients: pickles, bologna...

"Grandpa Al was from Cincinnati, of German descent, and knew how to make a fabulous cole slaw! Thanks to my niece Brandy for sharing her Dad's recipe."

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Ingredients: eggs, sugar, vinegar...

"A neat vegetarian dish"

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Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, Red Bliss potatoes...

"This delicious salad is served at the Colony Inn Restaurant located in the Amana Colonies in Iowa. You can buy jars of their own wonderful sauerkraut in the Colonies and in groceries in the surrounding area. The rest of us have to make do with what we can find! They graciously share their recipe for the asking."

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Ingredients: green peppers, onions...

"My mom made this salad every year for New Year's Eve. It's of north German origin. Our German and Scandinavian friends all loved it. Do not substitute ham for the left-over meat, it's too salty or something! My family doesn't like herring, so I use less than what is listed - just enough so I can still call it Herring Salat! Other ingredient amounts..."

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Ingredients: herring fillets, eggs...

"This sausage and cheese salad is popular in the German part of Switzerland. The recipe is adapted from a Dr. Oetker recipe. This salad makes a great lunch served with rolls. You can also substitute the pork sausage with cooked chicken sausage or leftover pork loin."

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Ingredients: chives, sausages...

"This salad may be served as a salad or as a vegetable and holds up well. Adapted from Deborah Madison's Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone."

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Ingredients: goat cheese, sherry vinegar...

"This is a creamy crunchy cabbage salad my family in Germany makes. I used half and half in this recipe but it also tastes very yummy with cream. I have also made the salad with evaporated milk before. I prefer a subtle bacon flavor, therefore I use oil instead of the bacon drippings but you can substitute these if you like."

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Ingredients: pepper, oil, salt...

"This is our family recipe, We serve this at our okoberfest party."

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Ingredients: pepper, potatoes, salt...

"This recipe was given to my by the mother of our German exchange student. It is certainly not low calorie, but it is absolutely to die for! I would have died happy after eating it for the first time."

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Ingredients: creme fraiche, mustard...

"Veggies shouldn't have to miss out on German yumminess. This is a veganized post from "Cooking the German Way" e-book-- it originally called for 2 strips of bacon and cooking the onions in the bacon fat, but it says in the footnote that if you don't want to add bacon, simply use 2 TB butter or oil to cook the onions. If you don't have whole..."

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Ingredients: kosher salt, olive oil, onions...