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

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.
| Energy | 892 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 38 g |
| Fat | 45.6 g |
| Carbohydrates | 76 g |
| of which sugar | 7.4 g |
| Fibre | 10.7 g |
| Salt | 4.6 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
Slice the bread, take the butter out of the fridge so it spreads.
- 2
Arrange the cheese, cold cuts, tomatoes, cucumber and radishes on a board.
- 3
To the table — everyone builds their own.