Shopska Salad

Ingredients

• 4 pieces tomatoes
• 2 pieces cucumbers
• 1 pieces roasted red pepper
• 0.5 pieces onion
• 200 g Bulgarian sirene, grated
• 3 tbsp parsley, chopped
• 3 tbsp sunflower oil
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 0.5 tsp salt

Steps

1. 1
   Roast the pepper until blackened, seal it in a bowl 10 minutes, then peel and cut into strips.
2. 2
   Dice the tomatoes and cucumbers into even 1.5 cm cubes. The even cut matters more here than anywhere — there is nothing to hide behind.
3. 3
   Slice the onion very thinly and rinse it under cold water to take the bite off.
4. 4
   Combine the vegetables with the parsley, salt, oil and vinegar and toss lightly.
5. 5
   Mound the salad in a shallow bowl.
6. 6
   Grate the sirene over the top in a thick, even blanket, right to the edges. It is never mixed in — that is the whole look of the dish.