New Potato and Bierwurst Salad With Mustard Cream Dressing

A German recipe in the 'modern' tradition. Delicious summer eating. Adapted from Modern German Cooking.

• Ready In: 27 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 24  ounces  baby new potatoes, scrubbed and cut in half
• 1⁄2 small red onion, sliced thinly
• 3  tablespoons  oil-and-vinegar dressing (see recipe below)
• 1  apple, unpeeled, quartered and cut into thin slices
• 1  teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 4  ounces  German sausages, Bierwurst, cooked, sliced thinly
• 4  gherkins, chopped
• 3  tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1  tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 2  tablespoons sour cream or 2  tablespoons  thick yoghurt
• 1 -2  tablespoon milk
• 1  teaspoon sugar (or to taste)
• 1  teaspoon poppy seed
•  chopped fresh dill
•  chopped fresh parsley
•  sea salt
•  fresh ground black pepper

• Oil and Vinegar Salad Dressing

• 4  ounces  rapeseed oil or 4  ounces  vegetable oil
• 4  ounces olive oil
• 4  ounces  german white wine (or a half and half mix of each) or 4  ounces  german apple cider vinegar (or a half and half mix of each)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1  teaspoon German mustard
• 1  teaspoon  german honey (optional)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

Directions

1. Boil the potatoes in salted water for 10-12 minutes or until just tender. Drain and mix gently in a large bowl with the sliced red onion. Season to taste and cool slightly.
2. Add oil and vinegar dressing to potatoes and refrigerate for one hour or until chilled. Meanwhile, chop the apple and mix with the lemon juice. Mix into the potato along with the sausage and gherkins.
3. Beat the mayonnaise, mustard, sour cream, sugar, poppy seeds and just enough milk to make a dressing the consistency of cream. Stir this carefully into the salad, spoon into a serving dish and sprinkle with the chopped herbs.
4. To make the Oil and Vinegar Salad Dressing: Whisk together all ingredients. Store refrigerated in sealed jar. Whisk again just before serving. This will make more than you need, but it is a nice dressing to have ready to use on a variety of salads.