Hot Dogs are a traditional fast food dish from America, a bun filled with a hot sausage & other ingredients as well as sauces (for example ketchup, mayonnaise or mustard).
In today’s post I show you a hot dog version with coleslaw & a sweet cucumber relish. I wish you lots of fun cooking 😉
Cooked/Baked today: Coleslaw Hot Dogs with Sweet Relish
Difficulty: Easy – Medium
Preparation Time: 1 hour
Category: Main Dishes, Meat Dishes, American Cuisine, Fast Food Recipes
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Coleslaw Hot Dogs with Sweet Relish

Coleslaw Hot Dogs with Sweet Relish
Ingredients for 6 servings:
…for the sweet relish:
- 125 grams sugar
- 100 milliliters cider vinegar
- ½ cucumber
- ½ red onion
- ½ bell pepper
- 50 grams celeriac
- 1 heaping teaspoon grainy mustard
…for the coleslaw:
- 400 grams cabbage
- 2 carrots
- 150 grams yogurt
- A teaspoon each of salt & sugar
- White wine vinegar
- Olive oil
- Pepper
…more ingredients:
- 6 Hot Dog buns
- 6 sausages
- Fried onions to taste
Required kitchen gadgets, helper & preparations:
- Small pot or saucepan for the sweet relish
- Whisk
- Blender
- Mixing bowl
- Grater
- Pot or large pan with lid to heat up the sausages
Instructions:
…for the Hot Dog buns:
Either buy the hot dog buns in the supermarket or bake them with the following video tutorial from my Youtube channel (English subtitles available):
…for the sweet relish:
Halve the cucumber lengthwise & deseed with a spoon, then cut into fine cubes. Also cut the pepper, red onion and celeriac into fine cubes. Next, heat up a small pot or saucepan over medium heat adding 125 grams of sugar, 100 milliliters cider vinegar & 1 heaping teaspoon of grainy mustard.

Preparing Sweet Relish
Stir together sugar, vinegar & mustard using a whisk & bring to a boil. Once the mixture starts simmering stop stirring & add the finely chopped vegetables, afterwards allow to simmer over low to medium heat for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
After about 20 minutes pull the pot from heat & puree the mixture with a blender for a few seconds just to slightly thicken the remaining liquid (the relish should be still lumpy), then set aside to cool down.
…for the coleslaw:
Cut the cabbage into fine strips. Peel carrots & coarsely shred them using a grater. Give cabbage & carrots to a mixing bowl & sprinkle with a teaspoon each of salt & sugar, then use your hands to mix & thoroughly knead until the cabbage significantly lose water.

Preparing Coleslaw
Next add 150 grams yogurt, a good dash white wine vinegar, a dash olive oil & a generous pinch of pepper & mix until all ingredients are well combined, then set aside until serving.
…for the Hot Dogs:
Place the sausages in a large pot, cover them with water & heat up, but do not bring the water to a boil. Allow the sausages to warm up for about 2 – 3 minutes within the hot water.

Hot Dogs Zubereiten
Halve the hot dog buns, but do not cut them through, then top the bun with a good portion coleslaw, a sausage, about 2 tablespoons sweet relish & fried onions to taste.
I wish you lots of fun cooking 😉
Video Tutorial:
Watch the video tutorial to see the recipe and the preparation method precisely (German Audio only, English Subtitles available):
What part of Germany are you from? Love your videos.
Hello! I’m from Lower Saxony 😉