Macedonian Shopska salata

A delicious salad that resembles the US Greek salad the most. Recently I altered this recipe, and I believe it was an improvement. These days I chop the onion and peppers and toss them with some olive oil, salt and white vinegar. Allowing them to sit like this extracts the favors and they become the 'dressing' for the tomatoes later. Pour this mix in the bottom of a bowl and cut the tomatoes on top. Do not salt them, as that would draw out the juices and soak the entire salad. Grate the Feta on top and decorate. Delicious!

Ingredients
4 scallions
3 ripe tomatoes
1 greenhouse cucumber
2 Cubanelle peppers
10-15 Kalamata olives
250g feta cheese
extra virgin olive oil
balsamic vinegar

Preparation
Clean all the vegetables and peel the cucumber. Cut the scallions into thin circles.
Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise, then cut into semi-circles about 0.25 inch thick.

Cut the tomatoes into quarters, then quarter each of those pieces.

Cut the peppers into circles, or short strips.

Dice half of the Feta cheese and mix the veggies with it.

Sprinkle with salt, balsamic vinegar and olive oil. (1-3 tbsp, to taste). Mix again.

Top with the other half of the Feta cheese grated through the small holes of the grater. Arrange the olives on top. Serve.

If using onions instead of scallions, mix the chopped peppers, cucumbers and onions with a little bit of olive oil, vinegar and salt. Allow to sit. Then slice the tomatoes on top and sprinkle with Feta and olives.