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Alpine Cheese Salad

Name: Alpine Cheese Salad
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Liechtenstein
Ingredients: 200g Alpine Cheese (Gruyère, etc., shredded); 1 Onion; 2 tbsp Wine Vinegar; 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil; A pinch Black Pepper

Side Dish

⏱ 20 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Shredded mountain cheese tossed with onion — a classic starter in Liechtenstein's taverns.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Alpine cheese salad is a simple starter of firm cheese from the high Alps cut into strips and tossed with onion and a vinegar dressing. It's a standard in taverns across Liechtenstein and the Alpine region, eaten with bread as a light meal or with beer — a humble taste of the Alps.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a tavern in Vaduz, people on their way home from work chat over beer and cheese salad in the early evening.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Alpine Cheese (Gruyère, etc., shredded) 200g
Onion 1
Wine Vinegar 2 tbsp
Vegetable Oil 3 tbsp
Black Pepper A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the cheese into thin strips.
Thinly slice the onion.
Mix wine vinegar and oil to make the dressing.
Toss the cheese and onion with the dressing.
Let it sit in the fridge about 30 minutes to meld.

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