Spicy salad, fresh cheese with paprika and garlic
A “Bulgarian-style” spread: fresh cheese, drained and mixed with mayonnaise and yogurt, seasoned with paprika, pepper, and garlic, served with bell pepper…
In Bulgaria, this mixture of fresh cheese and paprika-flavored mayonnaise is served as an appetizer. It’s ready in just ten minutes and can be spread on bread or served with raw vegetables.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time10 min
- Cook time—
- Resting30 min
- Total40 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodno cooking required
- Estimated cost$3.89 $0.65 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 12, 2026.
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
people
- $1.40
- $1.22
- $0.16
- $0.16
- $0.05
- $0.90
Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Combine the cream cheese with the mayonnaise. ≈ 4 min
- Add the yogurt, salt to taste, paprika, black pepper, and crushed garlic. ≈ 3 min
- Mix very carefully. ≈ 4 min
- Serve with bell peppers and parsley. ≈ 2 min
The bill
Spicy salad, fresh cheese with paprika and garlic
- 250 g of mayonnaise$1.40
- 2 tablespoons of paprika$1.22
- black pepper$0.16
- garlic$0.16
- salt$0.05
- 1 bell pepper and some parsley, for serving$0.90
Total$3.89
that's $0.65 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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