Bavarian hot potato salad is a great mixture of frankfurters, boiled potatoes, green beans and gherkins. Ready in just 15 minutes this Bavarian twist on a classic potato salad is easy to make and certainly brings a new flavour to your meal times. We love serving this as a side dish in a buffet or just as a mid-week summer dinner. Bavarian potato salad can be kept in the fridge for a couple of days so try it as a packed lunch too.
Ingredients
- 250g Charlotte potatoes (about 8 potatoes), or small new potatoes, cut into thick slices
- 14 green beans trimmed and cut into short lengths
- 200g pack Bavarian frankfurters, cut into chunks
- 2tsp Dijon mustard
- 3tsp red wine vinegar or sherry vinegar
- Good pinch of caster sugar
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 large cornichons or gherkins, sliced
- 2 radishes, sliced
- About 2 tbsp fresh snipped chives
WEIGHT CONVERTER
Method
- Add the potatoes to a pan of boiling, salted water to just cover them and cook for 7 mins. Add the beans and simmer for 3 mins, then add the sausage chunks and cook for a further couple of mins.
- Meanwhile, mix the mustard, vinegar and sugar in a small bowl, and whisk in the oil. Drain the potatoes, beans and sausage, then put them back in the hot pan and mix in the dressing.
- Season, and stir in the cornichons or gherkins, radishes and chives. Serve warm.
Top Tip for making Bavarian hot potato salad
Use ready-made mustard and honey dressing to save time.
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