Swiss Cheese Salad

One of things that surprised me when I started work in Switzerland in 1973 was cheese salad. Strange to me or not, we had several varieties on the lunch menu at the hotel and Kaesesalat became part of my repertoire right away. Since then I order one occasionally while visiting Switzerland, but never tried making my own until I recently tasted a great version made by my friend Erika Lieben, a native of Basel who lives there and in New York. I liked Erika’s salad so mu