Appetizers, salads, soups
Turshiya – Pickled Vegetables
Popped Hot Peppers
Kyopalo – Eggplant Caviar
Eggplant salad
Tarator – Cold Cucumber Soup
“If we had yogurt and cucumbers we could make Tarator, but we don’t have water.”Old Bulgarian joke the sometimes difficult socialism times 1 seedless hot house English cucumber1 container yogurt T rimona or Stonyfield Farm Yogurt1 tbs chopped fresh dill2 tbs olive oil1 tbs vinegar
Bulgarian Yogurt
Mayonnaise
The wqy “!Y grancffather Geno taught me: 5 egg yolks1 2/3 c canola oil (1/3 c per egg)lemon juice and salt to tasteWhip the egg yolks with a fork. Start adding the oil drop by drop at the beginning, then in small swirls while beating
Bulgarian Russian Salad
Feta cheese spread
1 c lutenitza or diced red roasted peppers1 c feta cheese, crumbled and mashed with a forkMix the ingredients to make a paste. Spread on bread or crackers.