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Shopska Salad – Bulgarian Food

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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!
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time30 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 326
Author: Julia

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
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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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    Course: Salad
    Cuisine: Bulgarian
    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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    Comments

    1. Antonia says

      10/09/2015 at 23:16

      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

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      • Julia | Happy Foods Tube says

        14/09/2015 at 13:29

        Thank you Antonia!

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