Bavarians sure know their Bologna and Cheese Salads! This quickly made Wurst-Käse-Salat, perfect for an afternoon in your backyard 'Biergarten,' features plenty of those things along with a bunch of radishes, onion and pickles tossed in a light pickle juice dressing.
Wurst-Käse-Salat
About this Recipe
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Our backyard is totally tilled up right now and looks more like empty farmland than the oasis I envision for it one day hopefully soon! However, if you can make a Biergarten-like atmosphere happen in your backyard, this exact Wurst-Käse-Salat would be a fabulous addition to serve along with some homemade Pretzel Beer Bubble Bread or simply some rustic bread from your local bakery - again homemade works too! And while you're at it, don't miss out on making a quick Obatzda camembert cheese spread to along with it! The combination of all these Biergarten foods is making me miss Germany so much!
This 'salad' disguises as one, but is really just a crazy medley that consists mainly of meat! What a guy's dream of a salad 😉 For the meat I used a chunk of German-style bologna purchased from a Kansas City local butcher shop called Werners (check out their in-house-made Leberwurst too - so good!), but most bologna will work! The meat is then sliced into pieces and combined with cheese (I used a Swiss Emmentaler, but Gouda or any cheese you like works too!), a bunch of sliced radishes, cornichon pickles, onions and a light pickle juice dressing! It's so addictive! This Bologna and Cheese Salad perfect for a warm Spring or Summer night when you don't feel like cooking. It's quickly made in about 15 minutes and requires no cooking at all!
Scroll on down for the recipe, now in printable version.
Wurst-Käse-Salat Essentials
Drink Pairing:
Beet-Pineapple Cooler
Beets in a cocktail you ask? Yes! These underground magic roots supposedly lower blood pressure, improve blood flow and exercise performance. Pineapple adds tropical flavor and also reduces inflammation. Just looking out for your health, you all! 🙂 I also love these juices added together and mixed with sparkling water for a healthy spritzer!
Add a little chili pepper for some optional heat and digestive health. If you choose to add the pepper, cut one pepper into quarters per 4 drinks (the recipe on the right is for one drink), and allow to infuse in your fridge for at least an hour. Strain before serving.
TIP: Warming up the chili in a bit of juice before adding to the juices and vodka helps to release the heat.
The beets add an earthy aspect to this drink and a little bitterness, which is nicely balanced by the sweetness of the pineapple juice. No additional sweeteners are needed in this drink! It's great made in advance and served over ice. Koskenkorva Vodka is the perfect vodka pairing for this earthy-tropical drink. The distillery is located in the village of Koskenkorva in Finland and they're one of the greenest operating distilleries out there, recycling 99.9% of everything. The taste is incredibly smooth.
To make, simply roll in a cup of ice between 2 glasses or shakers, strain into a glass with fresh ice. I love using these Weck canning jars for a beautiful garden-like, homemade presentation.
- 1.5 oz Koskenkorva Vodka from Finland
- 1.5 oz Beet Juice
- 2 oz Pineapple Juice
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Bayrischer Wurst-Käse-Salat: Bavarian Bologna-Cheese-Salad
Equipment
Ingredients
- 250 g bologna preferably in one piece
- 1 bunch radishes
- 6 cornichon pickles
- 200 g Emmentaler cheese or other Swiss cheese or even Gouda
- ¼ red onion
- 1 green onion
- 1 tablespoon mustard I like to use Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon apricot jam or honey
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoon pickle juice
- salt, pepper
- parsley and more radishes for garnish optional
Instructions
- If you bought the bologna in one piece, cut into slices (they don't have to be very thin) and depending on how large the slices are, cut them in half.
- Slice up the radishes and pickles as well (I like those thinner sliced and I love using this slicer to achieve quick, even slices). Cut the cheese into strips. Cut the red onion into thin slices and the green onion into rings. Combine all ingredients in a medium sized bowl.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the mustard, jam (or honey), olive oil and pickle juice and season to taste with salt and pepper. If desired, you can add fresh, chopped parsley as well. Add the dressing to the salad ingredients, toss, and serve with fresh slices of rustic bread.
Nutrition
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