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Shopska salad with peppers and grated Balkan cheese

Bulgarian tomato, cucumber, pepper, and onion salad with oil and vinegar dressing and grated Balkan cheese. Ready in 15 minutes; serves 4.

Balkan cuisine · Vegetarian · Gluten-free · Quick recipes in 35 minutes · Translated from Slovak ·

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time
15 min
Total time
15 min
Servings
4 servings
Difficulty
Easy
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Shopska salad is a Bulgarian classic made with tomatoes, cucumber, peppers, and onion, topped with a layer of grated Balkan cheese, a white brined cheese. The dressing is simply oil, vinegar, and a pinch of salt, with the cheese adding saltiness. Serve it as a light dinner or a side dish with meat. It is similar to Greek salad with feta and olives, in which the cheese is cubed.

Ingredients

4 servings

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Instructions

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  1. Chop the vegetables

    10 min

    Cut the tomatoes, cucumber, and peppers into cubes about 1.5 cm across, and thinly slice the onion into half-moons. Place everything in a bowl.

  2. Add the dressing

    2 min

    Mix the oil with the vinegar and a pinch of salt. Pour over the vegetables and toss gently. Use only a little salt, as Balkan cheese is salty.

  3. Top with cheese

    3 min

    Divide the salad among bowls, coarsely grate the Balkan cheese over the top, and sprinkle with parsley. Serve immediately.

Tip: Grate the cheese just before serving and leave it on top rather than mixing it into the vegetables. Do not salt the salad ahead of time, or the vegetables will release too much liquid.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per serving, calculated from the ingredients

Energy
286 kcal
Protein
9.6 g
Carbohydrates
16 g
of which sugars
7.9 g
Fat
22 g
of which saturates
7.8 g
Fiber
3.6 g
Salt
1.9 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Šopský šalát s paprikou a strúhaným balkánskym syrom

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