Bulgarian national salad (shopska)

Published on 15 min side , prep-ahead , summer , fall

I was introduced to this super simple salad recipe when traveling in Eastern Europe. A similar recipe exists in multiple of those countries, and always stars three main ingredients: cucumbers, tomatoes and feta. From there, everything else is optional.

Ingredients

  • 1 cucumber, diced
  • 3 tomatoes, diced
  • 1 feta cheese, diced
  • 0.5 red bell pepper, diced optional
  • 1 small red onion optional
  • 1 tbsp sunflower oil optional
  • 0.5 tbsp red wine vinegar optional
  • Fresh parsley, thinly chopped optional
  • Pepper and salt optional

Instructions

  1. Dice the cucumber, feta cheese, tomatoes and bell pepper. Dice the onion in small pieces. Add everything to a big salad bowl.
  2. Drizzle sunflower oil and vinegar over diced vegetables. Season with salt and pepper. Chop parsley and sprinkle on salad. Stir to coat evenly.

Adapted from this original recipe