Shopska Salad 🥗 Bulgarian-Style 🇧🇬 (Shopska Salata)

Name: Shopska Salad 🥗 Bulgarian-Style 🇧🇬 (Shopska Salata)
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Balkan
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)

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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

Nutritional Value

🔋 Energy: ~200 kcal
💪 Protein: ~6 g
🧈 Fat: ~15 g
🍞 Carbohydrates: ~10 g
🧂 Sodium: ~780 mg

Advice

Grate the cheese on the large holes and add at the very end—the salad stays crisp and the cheese forms a creamy “snow” as it mingles.

Why it works

Salt and vinegar draw light juices from the tomatoes to create a fresh dressing; serving the cheese on top keeps the vegetables crunchy and seasons every bite.

Twist

Roasted pepper: Replace half the raw pepper with strips of roasted red pepper for sweetness.

Olive boost: Add 8–10 Kalamata olives, pitted and halved.

Vegan: Use a firm, lightly brined tofu grated on the large holes, or skip cheese and add capers for salinity.

Status

Crisp, juicy, and salty in the best way—Shopska Salad is summer in a bowl. #grannyzen #shopska 🥗🍅

Menu

Granny Zen Galaxy Kitchen 🚀