Shopska salad recipe

Summer vegetables buried under a thick blanket of grated sirene, the white brined cheese that gives the salad the colours of the Bulgarian flag.

25 minuteseasy9 ingredients

Ingredients

• 200 g sirene cheese
• 3 tomatoes
• 1 cucumber
• 2 red bell pepper
• 1 onion
• 1 bunch parsley
• 3 tbsp sunflower oil
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 1 tsp salt

How to make Shopska salad

1. Char 2 red bell peppers under the grill or over a flame for about 10 minutes, turning them until blackened, then close them in a bowl, peel and slice.
2. Cut 3 tomatoes and 1 cucumber into 1.5 cm cubes and slice half an onion very thin.
3. Combine the vegetables and the roasted pepper in a wide shallow dish and salt with 1 teaspoon of salt.
4. Dress with 3 tablespoons of sunflower oil and 1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar, then toss once, lightly.
5. Grate 200 g of sirene on the fine side of a box grater directly over the salad so it falls in fluffy shreds and covers the vegetables completely. Never stir it in: the cheese is a blanket, not an ingredient of the mix. Feta is a fallback only if you cannot find sirene.
6. Scatter chopped parsley on top and serve at once, before the vegetables release their water.

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