🇷🇸 Serbian Cuisine

Shopska Salata

Shopska Salad

Prep Time 10 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 154 kcal

A vibrant salad of diced tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, and peppers blanketed under a generous snowdrift of grated white cheese.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Dice tomatoes, cucumbers, and bell pepper into uniform pieces. Slice onion thinly.
  2. 2 Arrange vegetables on a plate or in a shallow bowl.
  3. 3 Drizzle with oil and vinegar, season with salt.
  4. 4 Generously grate white cheese over the entire surface, covering the vegetables completely.
  5. 5 Optionally top with sliced hot pepper. Serve immediately.

Did You Know?

The colors of shopska salad — red tomatoes, white cheese, and green peppers — mirror the Bulgarian flag, though Serbians claim it as their own.