Shopska Salad
Bulgaria's summer flag: tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and onions under a snowfall of grated sirene cheese — the salad that starts every meal and carries the flag's colours.
What it is
Bulgaria's summer flag: tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and onions under a snowfall of grated sirene cheese — the salad that starts every meal and carries the flag's colours. Ingredients: ripe tomatoes, cucumbers, green and roasted peppers, red onion, parsley, sunflower oil, vinegar, salt, grated sirene (brined white cheese), olives (optional). Recipe: 1) Chop vegetables generously. 2) Season with salt, oil and a whisper of vinegar. 3) Rest ten minutes so the juices gather. 4) Blanket with finely grated sirene. Serve: with rakia at the start of the meal — the toast (nazdrave) follows the first sip. Flavor: sun-sweet, salty, fresh. History: shopska was promoted in the 1950s-60s by the state tourist board and named for the Shopi people near Sofia; it became the Balkans' most imitated salad. See also: Banitsa, Tarator.
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