Shopska salad is a dish that you must first try upon arrival in Bulgaria. However, if Bulgaria is far away, and you want to taste the salad now, then you can arm yourself with a knife and chop vegetables. You will need the simplest and most affordable – tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, sometimes onions (if you really want to). All products are laid out on top of each other, resulting in a slide. From above it is covered with a “cap” of grated cheese, and the “cherry on the cake” is an olive or an olive. Shopska salad is not salted, so it is better to choose a more salty cheese.

Ingredients:

  • Tomato (large) – 1 pc.
  • Fresh cucumber – 1 pc.
  • Bulgarian pepper – ½ pcs.
  • Brynza – 70 g.
  • Fresh herbs – 4-5 branches.
  • Olive – 1 pc.
  • Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp. l.

Cooking time: 10 minutes. Servings Per Container: 2.

Cooking:

1. To begin with, fresh vegetables need to be put in a bowl, sent under a stream of cool water and washed thoroughly. Dry the vegetables afterwards. Cut the tomatoes into small cubes with a size of one side 1.5 * 1.5 cm. Put them on a dish.

Shopska salad - a classic Bulgarian recipe

2. Do the same with the cucumber – cut into slices, discard the ends of the vegetable to the side.

Be sure to check the cucumber for bitterness.

Shopska salad - a classic Bulgarian recipe

3. Lay the cucumbers on top of the layer of tomato cubes.

Shopska salad - a classic Bulgarian recipe

4. Cut the bell pepper into halves, remove all excess. Then cut the vegetable into cubes and sprinkle them on top of the salad.

Shopska salad - a classic Bulgarian recipe

5. Fresh greens will do, in principle, any. Choose to your taste, wash and dry. Finely chop it, sprinkle it with salad.

Shopska salad - a classic Bulgarian recipe

6. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater or break it into small cubes with your hands. Lay on top of the salad.

Shopska salad - a classic Bulgarian recipe

7. Decorate the top of the salad with an olive, sprinkle everything with vegetable oil.

Shopska salad - a classic Bulgarian recipe

Shopska salad is ready and ready to be served. Suitable as a delicious healthy snack or as an addition to a hot dish.

Shopska salad - a classic Bulgarian recipe

Shopska salad - a classic Bulgarian recipe

Shopska salad - a classic Bulgarian recipe

Enjoy your meal!