Sauces make up a good portion of the German cuisine. Many of the noodles, meats and casseroles are just "carriers" to get the delectable sauce to your mouth. These sauces can be used with a number of recipes and suggestions are included with each one.
Raw fruit is good for you and delicious in this no cook sauce. Pour this no cook fruit sauce over ice cream, cake or waffles for a tasty treat. Quick and easy fruit sauce. This sweet sauce is free of added sugar, too.
If you would like to replace expensive tubs of bagel spread, here is a recipe for a delicious vegetable flavored spread with a little spice. Ground paprika and chopped peppers are mixed with cream cheese to make a tasty spread for sandwiches and bagels. Try it instead of mayonnaise.
If you would like to replace expensive tubs of bagel spread, here is a recipe for a delicious strawberry and cream cheese spread. This fresh-tasting bagel spread is good for several days in the refrigerator, in fact it tastes better if allowed to sit overnight.
This tomato bread spread for thicker, artisan breads or bagels, is a nice change of pace. Three kinds of tomato are cooked together to give depth of aroma and flavor in this tomato spread. Vegetarian tomato spread or dip can be made vegan by omitting the whipping cream. If you are counting your servings of vegetables, here is a recipe for tomato spread.
Salsa Verde, or Green Sauce is a common theme among countries, especially in the spring, when people are tired of canned and frozen vegetables. Germans have their Gruene Sosse, Italians have pesto, the French have sauce verte. Spain and Mexico, Turkey and Greece all have their variations of green sauce with fresh herbs such as cilantro, mint and basil.
The famous Green Sauce, or Grüne Soβe, from Germany is not limited to the Frankfurter area, although they have co-opted the EU rights to the product. Green Sauce is served cold, and made up of sour cream, oil and herbs. Seven traditional herbs are called for: chervil, parsley, borage, garden cress, salad burnet, common sorrel, and chives.
Vanilla Sauce is used in all kinds of German desserts and sweet main dishes. Vanilla sauce can be made from packaged vanilla pudding but it tastes so much better when it's homemade that you will want to make it from scratch. This is a simple recipe for homemade vanilla sauce.
You may use this simple Sour Cream and Dill Sauce on just about anything but it's especially good on eggs and potatoes. Germans serve this kind of sauce over hard boiled eggs for a light dinner or for meat fondue, but scrambled eggs for breakfast works, too. Or try it over a baked potato and sprinkle some bacon on top.
Make an easy salad dressing from ingredients you have on hand. This quick salad dressing recipe is tasty, too. Try a homemade salad dressing recipe without all the preservatives and fillers.
A simple German salad dressing recipe for any salad. Oma, or Grandma, often had to resort to canned milk after the war, but the salad dressing she made from it tastes great. Make an easy salad dressing recipe tonight.
A German salad favorite, this yogurt dressing is good on lettuce, tomatoes or as a dip for meat fondue. Flavored with onions, dill, chives and garlic, this yogurt salad dressing recipe packs a good amount of antioxidants. Try a modern German salad dressing with flavor.
Make wonderful, sugar free preserves and jams by using alternative sweeteners with your fruit. Small batches of tree-ripened fruit preserves make a wonderful accompaniment to venison, turkey or pork as well as waffles, pancakes and ice cream. Try sugar free sauce for your health, too. No sucrose in this recipe.
A German recipe for cold curry sauce made with sour cream. This flavorful sauce goes well on Frikadellen, meat fondue or on a hamburger. Cold sauce recipes are an easy way to spice up your life. This could even be a dip recipe for vegetables, steamed or raw.
A thin custard sauce made with milk, thickened with eggs and flavored with vanilla.
