Chops salad

Shopska salad

Appetizers

The traditional Bulgarian salad: grilled tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, and onions, dressed with oil and vinegar, and topped with grated Sirene cheese.

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Discover this typical vegetable salad from the Šop region, perfect for a light and healthy meal.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time—
  • Total15 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodcru
  • Estimated cost$11.26 $2.82 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $6.70
  • $1.58
  • $1.93
  • $0.21
  • $0.60
  • $0.19
  • $0.02
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut the tomatoes in half, then divide each half into medium-sized pieces. ≈ 8 min
  2. Add the cucumber slices, bell pepper strips, and chopped onion. ≈ 3 min
  3. Drizzle with oil and vinegar, season, and mix. ≈ 4 min
  4. Cover the shrimp salad with grated Parmesan cheese and sprinkle with chopped parsley. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Shopska salad

  • 4 tomatoes$6.70
  • 2 cucumbers$1.58
  • 2 grilled or raw green bell peppers$1.93
  • 1 onion$0.21
  • parsley$0.60
  • 3 tablespoons of oil$0.19
  • 1 tablespoon of vinegar$0.02
  • salt$0.03

Total$11.26

that's $2.82 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 4 tomatoes
  • 2 cucumbers
  • 2 grilled or raw green bell peppers
  • 1 onion
  • parsley
  • 3 tablespoons of oil
  • 1 tablespoon of vinegar
  • salt
  • 150 g of feta cheese (or sirene)

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