Wurstsalat - Sausage Salad

By lorik

Ingredients

• Original German Recipe:
• 1 large white radish
• 2 bundles of Radish, bitter type
• 2 red onions
• 600 g sausages or Lyon
• 2 bundles of chives
• 1 bundle of parsley
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1/2 cup white wine vinegar
• 1 cup stock or chicken broth
• 1 pinch of sugar
• Salt, pepper from mill
• Variation:
• 4 pre-cooked cold knackwurst of frankfurters, peeled, and sliced thin (about 3/4 of a pound)
• 1 small onion, sliced thin (about 2 oz.)
• salt (to taste)
• fresh ground black pepper (to taste)
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• Variation:
• 2 tbsps olive oil
• 3 tbsps red wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp german mustard (or 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard)
• 3 tbsps beef stock (cold) ? Tasty tip
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp cracked black pepper
• 1 lb brats (or 1 lb knockwurst, precooked and thinly sliced into disks)
• 1/2 cup sweet onion (thinly sliced)
• 3 hard-boiled egg (thinly sliced into disks)
• 1 cup dill pickles (sour, thinly sliced into disks)
• Variation:
• lb lebanon bologna or 3⁄4 lb beef summer sausage
• 1 small red onion, minced
• 2 tablespoons snipped chives
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons tarragon vinegar
• 1 large dill pickle, chopped
• 2 tablespoons German mustard
• salt and pepper
• paprika (to garnish)

Preparation

Step 1

Cut radishes into thin discs. Peel the red onions and cut into thin slices. Skin the sausages and cut into thin slices. Wash and dry herbs. Cut chives into thin rings. Save some parsley for decorations and chop the rest. Mix everything by hand in a large bowl. Mix together the oil, vinegar and broth. Let sit in fridge for ½ hr before human consumption.

Variation:
In a salad bowl combine sliced knackwurst and sliced onion.
In a small bowl whisk together vinegar, oil, salt and pepper.
Pour dressing over knackwurst, toss and serve with a good rye bread.

Variation:
Whisk the dressing ingredients together.
Toss the salad ingredients with the dressing.
Refrigerate for 2 hours prior to serving to let the flavors blend.