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by: Gerhild Fulson / Cookbook Author, Blogger, German Oma!
Craving German salads? Those German potato salads, cucumber salads, and so much more? Oma’s German salad recipes, salat rezepte, are quick & easy! Add them to your menu today.
Not only are these perfect accompaniments to most meals, some are a meal unto themselves. There are also salads that are naturals for every buffet table.We particularly like them for picnics as well.
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Some of my Favorite Salads ...
A favorite that I grew up with is the herring salad. A super simple fast supper this one is. Tasting sweet and creamy, served with boiled new potatoes. That's all that's needed. It's a real kid pleaser, for my kids anyways.
Of course there are the traditional potato salads, meat salads, cucumber salads, and so many more.
Then there's the popular meat salad. In northern Germany, with its use of mayonnaise or cream, it's called fleischsalat. In the south, without that mayonnaise or cream, it's called wurstsalat. Both are so good!
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There's even the "new" traditional - Corn Salad - a colorful and quick German salad. When I said "new" traditional, that's because I didn't grow up with corn.
In Germany, corn was food for animals, not people. That's the tradition my parents brought to Canada with them when they emigrated from Germany.
Although I enjoyed corn at my friend's house, it took quite a while before I saw it in our house. It carried the stigma of "cattle feed."
So, imagine my surprise when I visit Germany for the first time 50 years later and order a house salad in a very fine restaurant. A lovely salad arrives, sprinkled on top with corn! Canned corn!
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But one of my very favorites is the cucumber salad. The one I grew up with has mayonnaise. In southern Germany, it's made without. Both are delicious. Both are traditional. Both are the best!
Oma says,
Try the hints at the bottom of the recipes. They will give you ideas to alter the salads and dips depending on your tastes and ingredient availability. You'll also find the best salad dressing recipes throughout the salad recipes. My favorite is a sour cream dressing that's so easy to make.
There are so many different potato salads, all traditional, yet so different.In fact, it's said there are as many types of potato salads as there are German cooks. I've separated the potato salads into their own category!
Oma's German Salad Recipes
German Potato Salads
Creamy German Cucumber Salad
Oma's Cucumber Salad without cream
Easy Tomato Salad
Sauerkraut Salad
Asparagus Salad
Sour Cream Dressing
Oma's Egg Salad
Creamy Herring Salad
Easy Egg Salad (Pressure Cooker)
How to Make Mayonnaise
Potato and Herring Salad
Heidi's 3+ Bean Salad
Easy Salad Dressings
Tuna Salad ... wonderfully different
Hummus Salad Dressing (vegan)
Fennel Salad with Apples
Lettuce Salad with Grapes
German Potato Salads
German Potato Salad (northern German style)
Potato and Herring Salad
Confetti Potato Salad
Easy German Potato Salad
Southern German Potato Salad
Another German Potato Salad
Try one of these Dips today ...
Blue Cheese Dip - quick and super delicious!
Layered Taco Dip - oops, not German, but oh, so good!
Spinach Dip - put this in a hollowed-out pumpernickel bread
Homemade Hummus
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