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    Side Dishes

    A great side dish can make a break a meal. 

    If you’re looking for a tasty side dish to go along with your next meal you can find it here. Try traditional German side dishes such as red cabbage, bratkartoffeln or semmelknödel.

    Here you can also find dips, sauces and bread spreads, salad and bread recipes to go with your main course. 

     

    authentic strammer max sandwich.

    Authentic Strammer Max- German open-faced sandwich

    Northern German Potato Salad.

    Authentic Northern German Potato Salad

    Toast Hawaii on a blue and white plate.

    Classic Toast Hawaii

    cherry sauce in a blue and white bowl.

    Quick Cherry Compote (Kirschgrütze or Heisse Kirschen)

    a bowl of German coleslaw

    Traditional German Coleslaw (Krautsalat)

    Schwäbischer Kartoffelsalat ( Swabian Style Potato Salad)

    Simple Swabian Potato Salad (Schwäbischer Kartoffelsalat)

    Schnitzel with bread dumplings and jager sace

    Best Sauces for Schnitzel

    Zigeuner Sauce- German Red Pepper Sauce for Schnitzel and Steaks.

    Zigeuner Sauce (German Gypsy Sauce)

    New Years pretzel on grey background. In the background you can see two champagne glasses and a marzipan pig and some golden ribbons

    Easy New Year's Pretzel (Neujahrsbrezel)

    Bremer Klaben on a Chopping Board. Two slices are cut off

    Bremer Klaben - a North German Christmas Bread

    German Cinnamon Sugar Pretzels. 5 layed out on a white surface. A bowl of cinnamon sugar next to it. A basked with more pretzels

    Soft Cinnamon Sugar Pretzels (Martinsbrezeln)

    Kartoffelklöße in a white bowl with blue rim. Sitting on a blue white tea towel

    Easy German Potato Dumplings (Kartoffelklöße / Kartoffelknödel)

    Baba Ganoush in a Bowl with Pomegranate Seeds

    Simple Lebanese Baba Ganoush Recipe

    German Vanilla Sauce in a Saucier. In the Background there is a bowl of fruits

    Easy German Vanilla Sauce Recipe (Vanillesoße)

    German Potato Salad with Radishes in a Bowl

    Vegan German Potato Salad with Cucumber and Dill

    Rahmsauce in a saucepan. A wooden spoon is dipping in

    Basic Recipe for Rahmsauce – German Cream Sauce

    Chocolate buns in a basket

    Chocolate Buns (Schokobrötchen)

    Smoked Mackerel Pate

    Easy Smoked Mackerel Pate Recipe (Forellencreme)

    Hunter Sauce - Jager Sauce

    Homemade Jager Sauce – German Hunter Sauce (Jägersoße)

    German Bread Dumplings with cutlery

    Classic Semmelknödel – (German Bread Dumplings)

    Obatzda with Pretzels

    Obatzda - German Cheese Spread

    Sliced German Braided Bread

    Hefezopf - Braided sweet bread (zopf bread/striezel)

    Homemade German Spaetzle Recipe for Beginners

    Classic Frankfurter Green Sauce (Frankfurter Grüne Sauce)

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