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Abendbrot (bread supper)

Bread, butter, cheese, cold cuts, gherkin, tomato — not a recipe but a ritual. At least two evenings a week.

Time
10 min
Effort:
easy
Season
all year
  • classic
  • quick
  • budget
  • kid-friendly
  • everyday
Abendbrot (bread supper) on a plate

Ingredients for 4 portions

  • 1bread (rye-wheat)
  • 100 gbutter
  • 200 gcheese slices
  • 200 gcold cuts
  • 3tomatoes
  • ½cucumber
  • 4gherkins
  • 1 bunchradishes
  • to tastemedium mustard

The ingredients land on the shopping list as soon as the dish is in the week.

Possible allergens

Derived from the ingredients as they are typically composed.

  • Cereals containing gluten
  • Milk (incl. lactose)
  • Mustard

Please check allergens and intolerances yourself — on the packaging, at the bakery, at the butcher's. Recipes change, and a list like this cannot take responsibility for that.

Nutrition per portion

Estimates computed from the ingredient list — with 4 portions per recipe.

Energy892 kcal
Protein38 g
Fat45.6 g
Carbohydrates76 g
of which sugar7.4 g
Fibre10.7 g
Salt4.6 g

Not counted because listed without a quantity: medium mustard.

Computed with raw ingredients as bought. Cooking losses, peel, trimmings and what stays on the plate are not accounted for. Own dishes and ingredients “to taste” have no values.

Source: Max Rubner-Institut (2025), Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS) version 4.0, CC BY 4.0. The mapping of ingredients to BLS foods and the piece weights are the operator's own.

Estimates, not lab values — not a basis for medically prescribed meal plans.

Method

  1. 1

    Slice the bread, take the butter out of the fridge so it spreads.

  2. 2

    Arrange the cheese, cold cuts, tomatoes, cucumber and radishes on a board.

  3. 3

    To the table — everyone builds their own.