Recipes · Bulgarian · Salads

Shopska Salad

One serving has 305 kcal and 10 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin C (93%), vitamin K (92%), riboflavin (46%), vitamin E (41%), pyridoxine (40%) and phosphorus (36%). Ready in 15 minutes.

Shopska Salad
Photo: Popo le Chien, CC0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (400 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Low carb
  • Contains: dairy, sulphite

Ingredients

  • 150 g Tomatoes, raw
  • 100 g Cucumber, raw
  • 50 g Bell pepper, green, raw
  • 30 g Onions, red, raw
  • 50 g Feta cheese
  • 12 g Sunflower oil
  • 5 g Vinegar, red wine
  • 3 g Parsley, fresh
  • 0.2 g Black pepper

Method

  1. Chop the tomatoes, cucumber, green pepper and red onion into small pieces and combine in a bowl.
  2. Drizzle with the sunflower oil and a splash of vinegar and toss gently.
  3. Season with black pepper; the feta (sirene) is salty, so little or no extra salt is needed.
  4. Transfer to a serving plate and generously grate or crumble the feta over the top.
  5. Scatter with chopped parsley and serve at room temperature.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy305 kcal14%
Carbohydrates16.9 g
Water346 mL
Fiber3.8 g13%
Protein9.9 g21%
Tryptophan0.13 g
Threonine0.41 g
Isoleucine0.47 g
Leucine0.8 g
Lysine0.72 g
Methionine0.2 g
Cystine0.07 g
Phenylalanine0.46 g
Tyrosine0.38 g
Valine0.61 g
Histidine0.24 g
Fat23.3 g
Monounsaturated4.7 g
Polyunsaturated8.4 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-68.2 g
Saturated8 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol44.5 mg
Calcium295 mg29%
Copper0.2 mg22%
Iron1.5 mg8%
Magnesium49 mg16%
Manganese0.4 mg22%
Phosphorus250 mg36%
Potassium686 mg15%
Selenium8 µg14%
Sodium584 mg
Zinc2 mg26%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.2 mg18%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.51 mg46%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.8 mg13%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.98 mg20%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.52 mg40%
Folate (vitamin B9)60.8 µg15%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.85 µg35%
Choline28.8 mg7%
Vitamin A152 µg22%
Vitamin C69.8 mg93%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)8 IU1%
Vitamin E6.1 mg41%
Vitamin K83.2 µg92%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.6 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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