Urnebes 🧀 Serbian Spicy Cheese Spread 🇷🇸 (Urnebes Salata)

Description

Fiery, creamy Serbian cheese spread that lands on every meze table—perfect with warm bread or grilled meats. 🔥🧀

Hook: Big flavor in 15 minutes—no cooking, just mix and serve. ⚡

Ingredients

• 🧀 Serbian white brined cheese (feta-style), crumbled: 300 g (2 cups / 10.6 oz)
• 🥛 Kajmak or cream cheese: 100 g (½ cup / 3.5 oz)
• 🫑 Roasted red peppers, finely chopped: 75 g (½ cup / 2.6 oz)
• 🌶️ Hot chili flakes: 4 g (2 tsp / 0.14 oz)
• 🧄 Garlic, minced: 6 g (2 cloves / 0.2 oz)
• 🌶️ Sweet paprika: 6 g (2 tsp / 0.21 oz)
• ♨️ Smoked paprika (optional): 3 g (1 tsp / 0.11 oz)
• 🫗 Sunflower oil: 30 ml (2 tbsp / 1 fl oz)
• 🍎 Apple cider vinegar: 10 ml (2 tsp / 0.34 fl oz)
• 🌿 Flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped: 4 g (1 tbsp / 0.14 oz)
• 🧂 Salt: to taste (≈2 g / ⅓ tsp)
• ⚫ Black pepper, ground: 1 g (¼ tsp / 0.04 oz)

Preparation

1. 1️⃣ Crumble cheese and mash with kajmak/cream cheese until creamy but slightly chunky.
2. 2️⃣ In a cup, stir oil with sweet (and smoked) paprika + chili flakes to bloom.
3. 3️⃣ Fold spiced oil into the cheese mixture.
4. 4️⃣ Add roasted peppers, garlic, and parsley; mix to combine.
5. 5️⃣ Season with vinegar, salt, and black pepper; adjust heat and acidity.
6. 6️⃣ Rest 10 minutes; serve with warm bread, lepinja, or grilled meats.

Total Time

🕒 Prep: 15 min
⏳ Total: 15 min

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