German Wurstsalat

Wurstsalat (German Sausage Salad) is a hearty German side dish. Made of julienne bologna sausage, pickles, apple, and spices. Quick and simple and perfect with a side of crusty bread.

In Germany, you’ll find this as a side salad often served for dinner.

Why dinner? Because traditionally Germans eat their warm meal midday.

Dinner often consists of an array of hearty German bread (if you go to Germany, be sure to try their many, many styles of bread … you won’t regret it), cheese, cold cuts, and simple side salads like this Wurstsalat, chopped Tomato Salad, or Cucumber Salad.

You will also find Wurstsalat served with a side of fried potatoes.

Ingredients

For The Salad You’ll Need:

• 1/2 pound BOLOGNA
• 1/2 small RED ONION
• 4-5 small PICKLES
• 1/2 small APPLE – Granny Smith works really well
• 1 tablespoon PARSLEY

Dressing

• 3 tablespoons SUNFLOWER OIL
• 1 tablespoon WHITE WINE VINEGAR
• 1 tablespoon SUGAR
• SALT and PEPPER – season to taste

How To Make Wurstsalat

Making this traditional German recipe is incredibly easy.

1. Slice the bologna, pickles, apple, red onion, and parsley. Combine all ingredients in a small bowl.
2. In a separate bowl whisk vinegar, oil, sugar, salt, and pepper.
3. Pour the dressing over the salad. Combine well. Allow to rest for 15 minutes.
4. Serve on a slice of bread or a side dish.

More German Food

• Oma’s Cucumber Salad – classic cucumber salad with a clear dressing
• Creamy Cucumber Salad – the ‘other’ German cucumber salad
• Chicken Schnitzel – classic German dish, this time made with chicken breast
• Frikadellen – a popular sandwich-style recipe from Northern Germany
• Homemade Spätzle – popular homemade egg noodles

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Wurstsalat

Author: Maike Corbett

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings 4

Classic German side dish perfect with a side of sliced bread or fried potatoes.

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Ingredients

• ▢ ½ pound bologna
• ▢ ½ medium green apple diced
• ▢ ½ small red onion thinly sliced
• ▢ 4-5 small pickles (Cornichons) diced
• ▢ 1 tablespoon parsley diced

Dressing

• ▢ 3 tablespoons sunflower oil any vegetable oil will work
• ▢ 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
• ▢ 1 tablespoon sugar
• ▢ salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

• Slice the bologna, pickles, apple, red onion and parsley. Combine all ingredients in a small bowl.
• In a separate bowl whisk oil, vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper. Pour the dressing over the salad. Combine well. Allow to rest for 15 minutes.
• Serve with a slice of fresh bread or a side dish.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 1208

Carbs: 46g

Fat: 98g

Protein: 36g

Nutritional Disclaimer

Cheerful Cook team members are not trained nutritionists or medical professionals. Calorie information and nutritional values are estimates. If you have nutritional concerns, we recommend using a nutritional calculator.

Maike Corbett

Maike Corbett grew up in German kitchens learning to cook and bake alongside her Omas before spending over a decade running full-service restaurants in the US. She founded Cheerful Cook in 2017 to share practical, tested comfort food recipes that actually work on busy weeknights, drawing on both her American restaurant experience and her German home-cooking roots. Her work has been featured on MSN, Yahoo, the Associated Press, and other major media outlets.