Peel the bologna sausage and chop it up. You can choose whatever shape you want: sliced, diced or grated. I did a bit of everything here to make the salad look more appealing and add extra crunch. Then add the sausage to a medium mixing bowl.

Slice the pickled gherkins finely and do the same with the red onion or shallot. Add them both to the sausage in the bowl.

Stir well. Chop the cherry tomatoes up into quarters. Add them to the salad. Sprinkle with the freshly chopped chives. Season with a pinch of pepper and salt.

Stir the salad. Add the white wine vinegar and the olive oil now. Stir well again. Add extra pepper or salt to taste.

Cover the sausage salad with a piece of cling film and put it in the fridge to marinate for 1 hour. Right before serving, gone the salad another good stir, taste it again and adjust if necessary. Scoop the sausage salad onto deep plates and serve with some toasted bread.