Authentic German Potato Salad
"-=Please note that this recipe has recently been "adopted" by me and edited March 2005=- Potato salads are standard fare at a summer barbecue. But, when it's 90 degrees outside, a light German potato salad is a tastier, healthier and safer alternative to a heavy, mayonnaise based salad (which can harbor harmful bacteria after lying in the hot weather for too long). Try this recipe for German potato salad at your next barbecue."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 lb potato, scrubbed
- 1 1⁄4 cups hot vegetable stock
- 5 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 1 teaspoon coarse German mustard
- 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1⁄3 cucumber
- 1 large pickle
- 5 ounces cooked bacon, chopped (optional)
- 2 spring onions, chopped
- 2 small onions, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh chives
- 8 cherry tomatoes, halved
- fresh ground black pepper, to taste
directions
- Cut the potatoes into large cubes and boil in salted water until tender. Drain and pour the hot vegetable stock over them. Leave until cool, by which time they should have absorbed the stock.
- Whisk the oil with the vinegar, mustard, sugar, salt and pepper.
- Halve the cucumber lengthways, scoop out the seeds with a teaspoon and dice the flesh into cubes. Chop the pickle to the same size.
- Mix the cooked bacon, cucumber, pickle, onions, chives and dressing into the cooled potatoes.
- Gently mix in the tomatoes and set aside in the fridge for an hour or two.
- It is best only lightly chilled so remove at least half an hour before serving.
- Check the seasoning and serve.
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Reviews
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This is really great, I did add some garlic, but everyone loved it and the great thing is that is is good and keeps good for a couple of days, Thanks!!! -
I really enjoyed this recipe! it was just the think i was looking for, because my freinds and family all loved it too! -
Made 15lbs of potatoes followed the recipe exactly and it was the biggest hit actually making more tonight as there was no leftovers Just the right flavour -
This was as close to an authentic german potato salad recipe as I have found. Thanks! -
I love trying new recipes, especially authentic ones. I was excited to try this one because of the beer, but I just did not like this recipe. I kept going over it thinking maybe I did something wrong, but I did it exactly as the recipe called for.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Carla C.
Netherlands
<p><br /> <br />My most used and favorite cookbook is the 1946 edition of Fannie Farmer's Boston Cooking School handed down to me from my Mother. <br /> <br />My most favorite kitchen utensils are a set of Johnson & Wales knives given to me by my mother, a professional chef. <br /> <br />I enjoy traveling to exotic places, trying new foods and bringing home rare ingredients to expirement with. <br /> <br />I work fulltime as a lab technician for a local diagnostic center. In addition to that, during my free time I'm either at the gym, listening to music, tending to my herb garden and/or trying out new recipes & ideas in the kitchen. <br /> <br />I am a classically trained singer and musician, passionate about music. <br /> <br />My favourite thing to do is sit outside in my garden with my husband, a glass of wine, good food, music & a few good friends. <br /> <br /><img src=http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/World%20Tour/AnimatedHostChallengeBanner.gif alt= /> <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/200_artistrichardneuman-art-prints_.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting /></p>
