Shopska Salata

Tomato, cucumber and pepper under a snowfall of white cheese.

Ingredients

• 4 Tomatoes
• 2 Cucumber
• 1 Red bell pepper
• 1 Red onion
• 200 g White brined cheese
• ¼ cup Parsley
• 3 tbsp Sunflower oil
• 1 tbsp Red wine vinegar
• 1 tsp Salt

Method

1. Roast the pepper — Char the pepper over a flame until blackened, then peel and slice it.
2. Chop — Cut the tomato and cucumber into even chunks and slice the onion thin.
3. Dress — Toss the vegetables with oil, vinegar and salt.
4. Top — Grate the white cheese in a thick even layer over the whole surface — it should look like snow.
5. Shopska is ready — Scatter with parsley and serve cold.

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