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Käsesalat
Cheese salad
Käsesalat: Bavarian and Swabian Emmental cheese salad with onion and gherkins
In Bavarian beer gardens and Swabian Vesper stubes, Käsesalat is the cheese lover's answer to sausage salad: matchsticks of Emmental tossed with red onion, gherkins and a sharp vinegar dressing, eaten with a crusty roll or a Breze. It turns up on Saturday evenings at home too, made in ten minutes from what is in the fridge. The cheese soaks up the dressing and goes tender and tangy, while the onion and gherkins keep it crunchy. Traditional Emmental is made with animal rennet, so choose a vegetarian Emmental-style cheese if that matters to you. A common mistake is serving it straight away; the flavours need a short rest. Chef's tip: cut the cheese into thin strips rather than cubes, so the dressing coats every piece.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the salad
- 10 ½ oz Emmental-style cheesevegetarian if needed, in thin strips
- 1 small red onionsliced into thin rings
- 4 gherkinscut into strips
- 2 tbsp chivessnipped
For the dressing
- 3 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp water or gherkin brine
- 1 tsp medium mustard
- 3 tbsp sunflower oil
- ½ tsp sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Cut 10 ½ oz Emmental-style cheese into strips about 5 mm thick and 4 cm long. Slice 1 small red onion into fine rings and 4 gherkins into strips.
5 minStep 2: Whisk 3 tbsp white wine vinegar, 2 tbsp water or gherkin brine, 1 tsp medium mustard, ½ tsp sugar, ¼ tsp salt and ¼ tsp black pepper, then whisk in 3 tbsp sunflower oil until the dressing looks slightly creamy.
3 minStep 3: Toss the cheese, onion and gherkins with the dressing and leave for at least 10 minutes, turning once, until the onion softens a little and the cheese looks glossy.
2 minStep 4: Scatter with 2 tbsp chives and serve with rye bread, pretzels or rolls.
1 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 330 kcal
- Protein
- 20 g
- Carbs
- 4 g
- Fat
- 26 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does käsesalat take?
- About 15 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of red onion?
- White onion or shallots, same amount (soak raw onion in cold water for 10 minutes to soften it).
- What can I use instead of white wine vinegar?
- Cider vinegar or rice vinegar, same amount.
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