Healthy and Wholesome Shopska Salad

• 20 May, 2022
• Posted By : Content

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Summer is right around the corner. Due to high daily temperatures, eating heavy meals doesn't make you feel that good. That's why it's crucial to find a few healthy filling salads to eat during the season.

If you ask us, the best summer salad we know is none other than Shopska. It's got tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, and a few more refreshing ingredients that will satisfy your hunger but won't put you to sleep right after.

But, how do I make Shopska salad? Well, you're in the right place to learn. We'll give you the ingredients, explain the instruction, and give you a few more tips on making this Balkan salad recipe.

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Ingredients

• Four tomatoes (ripe)
• One yellow onion
• One long cucumber
• Two green banana(or bell) peppers
• 1/2 cup crumbled white cheese
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 2 tbsp fresh parsley
• Salt

Instructions

Making Shopska salad shouldn't be that difficult if you know your way around the kitchen. However, there are beginner chefs reading this, so we've separated the instructions into simple steps that will be understandable to everyone.

Check them out and start making one of our favorite healthy filling salads.

Step 1

We'll start the preparation of this summer salad by chopping the vegetables. Once you're finished with that, you can proceed to the mixing.

Step 2

Place the chopped vegetables (tomatoes, onions, cucumber, and peppers) in a large bowl.

Step 3

Add the oil and the vinegar to the vegetables. Then salt the mixture for extra flavor and give your summer salad a good toss. Make sure everything is well blended, then give it a taste.

If you feel like our Balkan salad recipe needs adjustments, make them now.

Step 4

There's not much more work left to do. It's time to top everything with crumbled cheese, then garnish with parsley and leave the bowl in the fridge.

Step 5

Refrigerate the salad for at least 20 minutes, then serve.

Hopefully, you didn't have any trouble following our instructions, and you and your friends enjoyed this Balkan salad recipe. It's perfect for the summertime, but not many people know how to make it. Now you don't have to be one of them.

Extra Tips for Making Shopska Salad

Keep It Cool

Shopska salad is perfect for the summer, so naturally, it should help cool you off. To make this recipe extra enjoyable, try keeping the ingredients in the fridge right until you start the preparations.

Some people even enjoy leaving the vegetables in the freezer for a few minutes and then making the salad.

Serve It With Rakija

If you want to have a real Balkan experience, then any food you're having should be served alongside rakija. The same goes for Shopska salad.

Balkan people enjoy rakija regardless of the meal it follows, but this type of salad seems to go extra well with it. Give this authentic drink a try and see if you love it as much as these folks.

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