Gemischter Salat or Mixed Salad

Gemischter Salat has various parts, but they're all simple. There's generally a cucumber salad, a warm potato salad and a green salad with butter lettuce.

Cucumber Salad

1 cucumber

1/2 c sour cream

1-2 Tbs vinegar

2 garlic cloves, minced

sugar, pepper, salt

season the cucumber with salt and garlic, leave to rest. To make the dressing, combine sour cream with pepper, sugar and water, flavored with vinegar. Add the dressing to the cucumber and check the seasoning.

Potato Salad

2 1/2 cups potatoes

2 T vinegar

1 C beef stock

4 T oil

salt, pepper, sugar

1/4 C red onions, finely diced

fresh chives, finely chopped

put the potatoes in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Add salt and cook until tender. Drain and then cut them into 1/2 in chlices while warm.

combine the vinegar, beef stock, oil, salt, pepper, a pinch of sugar and the minced onions in a bowl. blend well and fold into the potatoes. serve while warm and garnish with chives.

Green Salad

1 head butter lettuce dressed with oil and vinegar