Shopska salad is a delicious Bulgarian cold starter that can be also served with grilled meats! This salad is also well known in many other countries such as Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia or Romania. Tomatoes, peppers, olives, cucumber & onion mixed with Bulgarian cheese (or Feta cheese), fresh parsley and olive oil. Top it with some more cheese and you are good to go!
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Shopska Salad – Bulgarian Food
Shopska salad is a delicious Bulgarian cold starter that can be also served with grilled meats!
Servings: 4
Calories: 326
Ingredients
- 250 g Ripe Tomatoes
- 1 Large Cucumber
- 1 Medium Size Onion
- Handful of Flat Leaf Parsley
- 50 ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 tbsp White Wine Vinegar (optional)
- 2 Green Peppers
- 200 g Feta Cheese (or Bulgarian Cheese)
- 120 g Olives of your choice
Instructions
- Wash the peppers.
- Option 1: Place them on a baking tray (lined with tin foil or a baking sheet) and roast for 20 minutes (200 ⁰C). Take them out and let them cool off before skinning them and taking off the membranes.
- Option 2: Cut the fresh peppers into bite size pieces and add to a large bowl.
- Option 3: Use both fresh and roasted peppers.
- Wash tomatoes and cucumber. Cut them into chunks. Wash & finely chop the parsley. Peel the onion, half it and slice each half. Separate each slice. Add all the vegetables to the bowl, including olives. Finally, add Feta cheese (Use hands to crumble it or place it in a bowl and use a fork).
- Finally, add olive oil and vinegar. Mix well and top with some more crumbled Feta cheese.
- Serve as a starter or as a side dish with some grilled meats.
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Nutrition Facts
Shopska Salad – Bulgarian Food
Amount per Serving
Calories
326
% Daily Value*
Fat
28
g
43
%
Saturated Fat
9
g
56
%
Cholesterol
44
mg
15
%
Sodium
1109
mg
48
%
Potassium
361
mg
10
%
Carbohydrates
11
g
4
%
Fiber
3
g
13
%
Sugar
6
g
7
%
Protein
8
g
16
%
Vitamin A
1325
IU
27
%
Vitamin C
22.4
mg
27
%
Calcium
292
mg
29
%
Iron
1.2
mg
7
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Antonia says
Nice to see this yummy salad on your blog!!! I eat it nearly every day in the summer. I even eat the sauce of it with my bread :)
Regards from Sofia
Julia | Happy Foods Tube says
Thank you Antonia!