Shopska Salad 🥗 Bulgarian-Style 🇧🇬 (Shopska Salata)
By RichardObradovic |
Salads |
Balkan |
Sep 20, 2025 |
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Description
A bright, crunchy salad of tomatoes, cucumber, pepper, and onion crowned with a snowy heap of brined white cheese—refreshing and savory. 🥒🍅
Hook: 10-minute, no-cook Balkan classic with a built-in dressing. ⚡
Ingredients
- 🍅 Tomatoes, ripe, small dice: 400 g (3 cups / 14.1 oz)
- 🥒 Cucumber, small dice: 250 g (1¾ cups / 8.8 oz)
- 🫑 Green bell pepper, small dice: 120 g (1 cup / 4.2 oz)
- 🧅 Red onion, very thin slices: 60 g (½ cup / 2.1 oz)
- 🧀 White brined cheese (sirene/feta), coarsely grated: 150 g (1½ cups / 5.3 oz)
- 🌿 Fresh parsley, chopped: 2 tbsp (8 g / 0.28 oz)
- 🫗 Sunflower oil: 30 ml (2 tbsp / 1 fl oz)
- 🍇 Red wine vinegar: 15 ml (1 tbsp / 0.5 fl oz)
- 🧂 Salt: to taste (≈2 g / ⅓ tsp)
- ⚫ Black pepper: 1 g (¼ tsp / 0.04 oz)
Preparation
- 1️⃣ Chill vegetables. Dice tomatoes, cucumber, and pepper evenly; thinly slice onion.
- 2️⃣ In a bowl, toss vegetables with oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper.
- 3️⃣ Mound into a serving bowl; top generously with grated cheese and parsley. Do not mix after topping—serve immediately.
Total Time
🕒 Prep: 10 min
⏳ Total: 10 min
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