German-style apple salad

German-style apple salad

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Warm, sliced apples with a mustard, vinegar, and grilled bacon sauce, served on a bed of lettuce. A simple yet delicious salad.

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This German-style apple salad stands out for its sauce, which is made with mustard and vinegar, and flavored with grilled bacon and fresh onions. It is served cold on a bed of lettuce, alongside a sausage or roast.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total1 hr 45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodCooking in water
  • Estimated cost$5.26 $0.88 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people
  • $1.34
  • $0.67
  • $0.04
  • $0.04
  • $0.03
  • $0.73
  • $0.04
  • $0.02
  • $0.08
  • $0.00
  • $1.95
  • $0.32

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 12 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Peel the baked apples and cut them into slices about 0.6 cm thick. ≈ 8 min
  2. Place them in a bowl and let them cool in the refrigerator.
  3. Combine the mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, chicken broth, half of the bacon, and the chopped green onions.
  4. Season with salt, pepper, and sugar. ≈ 2 min
  5. Mix with the ground apples. ≈ 4 min
  6. Arrange the lettuce leaves in a salad bowl. ≈ 3 min
  7. Pour the salad of ground apples. ≈ 3 min
  8. Sprinkle with the remaining bacon and leek. ≈ 2 min

The bill

German-style apple salad

  • 750 g of peeled apples, cooked in water$1.34
  • 120 ml of mayonnaise$0.67
  • ½ tablespoon of mustard$0.04
  • 2 tablespoons of vinegar$0.04
  • ½ cup of chicken broth$0.03
  • 60 g of fried bacon$0.73
  • 2 tablespoons of finely chopped green onions$0.04
  • ½ cup of salt$0.02
  • ½ teaspoon of white pepper$0.08
  • ½ cup of sugar$0.00
  • 1 head of lettuce$1.95
  • 2 tablespoons of finely chopped leek$0.32

Total$5.26

that's $0.88 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 750 g of peeled apples, cooked in water
  • 120 ml of mayonnaise
  • ½ tablespoon of mustard
  • 2 tablespoons of vinegar
  • ½ cup of chicken broth
  • 60 g of fried bacon
  • 2 tablespoons of finely chopped green onions
  • ½ cup of salt
  • ½ teaspoon of white pepper
  • ½ cup of sugar
  • 1 head of lettuce
  • 2 tablespoons of finely chopped leek

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