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Bulgarian spinach soup with rice and sheep’s cheese

Bulgarian spinach soup with rice and sheep’s cheese

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A traditional Bulgarian spinach soup made with spinach, onion, carrot, rice, and tomato, thickened with flour and enriched with crumbled feta cheese.

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Recipe from Ted Masters, Biliana.grigorova, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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A simple and nourishing spring soup. It can also be thickened by adding beaten egg to yogurt.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Resting15 min
  • Total1 hr 10 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$11.17 $1.86 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

6 people
  • $6.16
  • $0.36
  • $0.39
  • $0.21
  • $3.35
  • $0.24
  • $0.04
  • $0.02
  • $0.40

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Remove the stems from the spinach, wash it thoroughly, and chop it into strips. ≈ 8 min
  2. Soak the rice in warm water for 10 to 15 minutes.
  3. Bring 2 to 3 litres of boiling salted water, then add the chopped onion and carrot, followed by the oil.
  4. Once the vegetables are tender, add the spinach. After 15 minutes, add the rinsed rice and the grated or pureed tomatoes.
  5. Cook until everything is cooked through.
  6. Sift the flour (and any slightly burnt flour) into a small amount of water, and add it to the simmering broth along with the crumbled bacon. Let it simmer for 3 to 5 minutes.
  7. If you wish, remove the soup from the heat and stir in the beaten egg into the yogurt. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Bulgarian spinach soup with rice and sheep’s cheese

  • 500 g of spinach$6.16
  • ½ cup of rice$0.36
  • 1 carrot$0.39
  • 1 onion$0.21
  • 2 tomatoes (fresh or canned)$3.35
  • oil$0.24
  • salt$0.04
  • 1 tablespoon of flour$0.02
  • 1 egg and 2 tablespoons of yogurt, to thicken (optional)$0.40

Total$11.17

that's $1.86 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of spinach
  • ½ cup of rice
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 onion
  • 2 tomatoes (fresh or canned)
  • 150 g of sirene (a type of salty sheep’s milk cheese, similar to feta)
  • oil
  • salt
  • 1 tablespoon of flour
  • 1 egg and 2 tablespoons of yogurt, to thicken (optional)

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