Croatian Shopska Salad
This Shopska salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and feta is a fresh and delightful Croatian or Bulgarian dish, making the perfect side dish for summer.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 108kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 large beefsteak tomato Note 1
- 3 mini cucumbers Note 2
- 3 bell peppers red, yellow and green
- 1 medium onion red or white
- 1 handful fresh parsley
- 3 tablespoons sunflower oil
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar to taste
- 1 cup feta cheese Note 3
- fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Chop the tomatoes into cubes. Halve and chop the mini cucumbers. If using a large cucumber, remove the seeds with a tablespoon. Chop the bell peppers. Finely chop the onion and the parsley.1 large beefsteak tomato + 3 mini cucumbers + 3 bell peppers + 1 medium onion + 1 handful fresh parsley
- Mix all the vegetables in a large bowl.
- Dressing: Whisk sunflower oil, red wine vinegar, fine sea salt, and pepper. Add to the salad and stir.3 tablespoons sunflower oil + 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar + fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Crumble the creamy feta on top of the salad. Sprinkle cheese on the salad or mash it with a fork and smear on top of the salad. You can also crumble it and stir it into the salad.1 cup feta cheese
- Adjust the taste with salt and pepper and more vinegar if you like it.
Notes
- Tomatoes: I used one about 12.5 oz/ 350 g, but 2-3 regular tomatoes work too. Just make sure they’re ripe and sweet - unripe ones would ruin the salad.
- Cucumber: Each about 6 inches/ 15 cm long. You can use a regular long cucumber, but remove the seeds unless serving immediately, as they can make the salad watery over time.
- Feta: Preferably use Bulgarian or Balkan-style sirene (brined white cheese), but a creamy, tasty feta works too.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 108kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 289mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g