Handkäse with onion vinaigrette
Sour-milk cheese in onion vinaigrette with caraway, with farmhouse bread and cider — the “music” comes later.
- Time
- 15 min
- Effort:
- easy
- Origin
- Hesse
- Season
- all year
- classic
- quick
- vegetarian
- budget
Ingredients for 4 portions
4Handkäse (sour-milk cheese)
2onions
4 tbspvinegar
4 tbsprapeseed oil
1 tspcaraway seeds
4 slice(s)bread (rye-wheat)
40 gbutter
to tastesalt
to tastepepper
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)
- Sulphites
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 | 352 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 22.5 g |
| Fat | 19.2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 19.3 g |
| of which sugar | 2.8 g |
| Fibre | 2.6 g |
| Salt | 2.2 g |
Not counted because listed without a quantity: salt, pepper.
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
Finely dice the onions, stir with the vinegar, oil, caraway, salt and pepper.
- 2
Lay the Handkäse in the marinade and leave for at least 2 hours.
- 3
Serve with farmhouse bread and butter.