Shopska Salad (Worlds Best Salad)
Shopska salad (salata) was recently voted as the #1 salad in the world by the International Salad League. Shopska salad is Bulgaria’s most famous salad, and the colors of the ingredients represent those on our national flag: white from cheese, green from cucumbers and peppers, and red from tomatoes.
EQUIPMENT
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INGREDIENTS
-2 medium tomatoes, diced (preferably heirloom tomatoes)
-½ cucumber, peeled and diced
-1 sweet green pepper, sliced or diced (Cubanelle or Shephard)
-1 red pepper, raw or roasted (or both), sliced (see roasting directions in notes below)
-½ small yellow onion, diced or sliced
-salt to taste
-drizzle of any oil you like, to taste (we use olive oil)
-small handful of finely chopped fresh parsley (optional)
-finely grated Bulgarian white cheese or feta measure with your heart. Read More..