Wurst Salat (Pork Sausage And Cheese Salad) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb onion, peeled and sliced in rings
1/2 lb emmenthaler cheese (Edam or other flavorful mild cheese can be substituted)
12 ounces sausages (must use a cooked sausage, can use summer sausage, a good bologna, knackwurst, or frankfurter)
3 ounces gherkins
4 teaspoons wine vinegar
4 teaspoons water
1 teaspoon mustard (preferably a German mustard or one like Gulden's)
1 teaspoon sugar
salt and pepper
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons chives, chopped

Preparation

Pour water into a pot and bring to a boil. Place the onion rings in the boiling water and cook for 2 minutes. Pour into a sieve and let drain thoroughly.
Remove any rind from the cheese and cut into strips about 1/4 \" X 1\".
Remove any skin from the sausage and cut into slices about 1/8\" X 1'.
Slice the gherkins about 1/8\" thick.
Place the onion rings, cheese strips, and sliced sausage and gherkins in a salad bowl.
Make the dressing by mixing together the vinegar and water, adding the mustard, salt, pepper and sugar, and whisking in the oil.
Pour the dressing over the salad ingredients and mix well.
Refrigerate for at least one hour to let the flavors blend.
Sprinkle with chives before serving.