Czech Shopska Salad
A refreshing summer salad of tomatoes, banana peppers, cucumbers and onions. Seasoned with vinegar, oil, topped with feta-style cheese. Known in the Czech Republic as Šopský salát.
Servings 1
Ingredients
- ½ English cucumber or any seedless fresh cucumber
- 3 Tomatoes ripe, mid-sized
- ½ Yellow banana pepper or any sweet yellow/white/green pepper
- ½ Yellow onion mid-sized
- 1 Tbsp White wine vinegar or any common vinegar - add in small doses and check the taste
- 1 Tbsp Sunflower oil or any quality vegetable oil such as canola
- 2 oz (55 g) Feta-style cheese Feta, Sirene
Instructions
- Peel the onion, clean the vegetables, you can also peel the cucumber.
- Finely chop the onion. Cut the cucumber, tomatoes, and banana pepper into small cubes about ¼ inch in size.
- Mix briefly and arrange in a salad bowl.
- Drizzle with good quality oil and vinegar.
- Top with crumbled Feta-style cheese.
Notes
- Makes 1 portion. If you want more yields, simply multiply the amount in the recipe by the number of portions.
- SERVING: Serve the shopska salad as a side dish to a main meal or as a light meal on its own. If you like, chill it in the fridge. However, take it out of the cooler and leave it on the kitchen counter for a while before serving.
- Tip for serving: Add vinegar and oil to the salad so that everyone can season it to their taste.
- If there is any salad leftover, store it covered in the fridge. I recommend eating it within two days; otherwise, the vegetables will soften and not be fresh and crunchy.
- If you wonder what cheese to use shopska salad, I recommend Feta cheese, a safe bet. The cheese is quite salty, so salt is not added to the salad separately.