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DEUTSCHGerman potato salad [vegan]
September 01, 2016“Salad can get a bad rap. People think of bland and watery iceberg lettuce, but in fact, salad s are an art form, from the simplest ren...
September 01, 2016
“Salad can get a bad rap. People think of bland and watery iceberg lettuce, but in fact, salads are an art form, from the simplest rendition to a colorful kitchen-sink approach.”
—Marcus Samuelsson
Well, Germans are most certainly aware of this fact, as we perfected the art of non-salad salads, having everything from sausage salad to potato salad. But I'm not even complaining as I love it. Don't get me wrong, I love a good healthy salad but potatoes and pickles in one dish, what kind of a German would I be to not love it?! Traditionally it obviously not vegan as you would put sausage in it (I told you, it's a German salad, but don't worry we don't put Sauerkraut in it) and you would use normal (eggy) mayo.
However, I don't miss a single thing in this vegan version. It's still really traditional and obviously delicious. I mainly make it for barbecues to have a (gluten-free) option to bread and by the way, it's cheap. Eating fresh and eating a lot of fruits and vegetables, what you probably do on a vegan diet can be expensive, especially when you live in places like Germany where eating locally can end up in you stuffing yourself with apples, pears etc. most of the year. That's why I (being a student) am always on the hunt for cheaper dishes and this salad definitly is one of those precious findings. You can eat it all year long and the best thing: you can make it out of local ingredients all year long (at least in Germany). And as the season starts to get colder cozy comfort food like this is just great, even though I'm actually just heading down to La Palma for my long awaited summer holiday, so I personally am still in complete summer mode.
Anyway, let's start with the food.
Today's piece of happiness:
