Shopska Salad (Shopska Salata)
Shopska Salad is a fresh, flavorful Macedonian salad that is perfect for summer time! Grab your fresh cucumber, tomatoes, peppers and onions and get ready for a side dish you will want to serve with everything!
Servings 4
Calories 199kcal
Ingredients
- 4-5 ripe Roma tomatoes chopped
- 1 english cucumber chopped
- ½ small yellow onion thinly sliced or diced
- 1 green pepper diced (I used a Sweet Snap pepper from Trader Joe’s to have a similar pepper as what is used in Macedonia)
- 3 Tbsp Olive oil
- 2 tbsp Red red wine vinegar
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 4 oz Feta cheese block they normally come in 8 oz blocks and you will need to use about half of it
- 5-6 kalamata olives
Instructions
- Combine 4-5 ripe Roma tomatoes, 1 english cucumber, ½ small yellow onion, 1 green pepper, 3 Tbsp Olive oil, 2 tbsp Red red wine vinegar, and Salt and pepper in a large bowl.
- Place the salad in your serving bowl. Then use a cheese grater to finely grate 4 oz Feta cheese block onto the top of the salad. Garnish with 5-6 kalamata olives. Serve and enjoy!
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Notes
Recipe Copyright The Foreign Fork. For educational or personal use only. Recipe researched using authentic recipes from The Euro Cooking Canuk, Food Channel L, Vessys_Gourmet_Kitchen, and Jacquesinthegarden
- Roma tomatoes: I wouldn’t recommend beefsteak tomatoes because of the amount of seeds in them. Cherry tomatoes are not traditional but would also be nice and crispy!
- Yellow onion: You can substitute white onion for a sharper flavor or red onions for a sweeter flavor. You can also use scallions for a more subtle onion flavor.
- Green Sweet Snap Pepper: You can substitute a green bell pepper, but a red bell pepper or roasted red bell pepper will also work.
- Red wine vinegar: Some Macedonians use red wine vinegar while other people opt for apple cider vinegar or even lemon juice.
- Feta cheese: Sirene cheese is what Bulgarians use, but feta is a great substitute.
- Kalamata olives: Olives are optional.
- This salad is best enjoyed while it is fresh. Serve it right away!
- This salad leaves a lot of juice at the bottom of the bowl which is perfect for dipping crusty bread into. I’m drooling just thinking about it!
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 199kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 405mg | Potassium: 205mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 328IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 161mg | Iron: 1mg