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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (140g) Recipe makes 6 servings
Calories 188
Calories from Fat 135		(72%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 15.1g	23%
	Saturated Fat 6.1g	30%
	Monounsaturated Fat 7.4g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 1.1g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 21mg		7%
Sodium 327mg		13%
Potassium 361mg		10%
Total Carbohydrate 6.7g		2%
	Dietary Fiber 1.2g	4%
	Sugars 2.6g
Protein 7.5g		14%
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Bulgarian Cheese and Tomato Salad or Hors D' Oeuvres

Recipe #66811 | 10 min | 10 min prep | add private note

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By: Caryn Gale
Jul 15, 2003

This salad is so easy, colorful and perfect if you are growing cherry tomatoes.

SERVES 6 -8 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

200 g bulgarian cheese (In Israel this is sold in a cube covered in water and is very firm)
2 pints cherry tomatoes, washed and halved
12-15 leaves fresh basil, chopped
fresh ground black pepper
3-4 tablespoons olive oil

Directions

1
Cut the cheese into small bite size cubes.
2
Place in large bowl or container and add the washed and halved cherry tomatoes.
3
Gently mix in chopped basil and black pepper to taste.
4
Drizzle with olive oil and stir gently.
5
Serve immediately.
6
To serve as an Hor D'oeuvres, using toothpicks, place a cheese cube in the middle of the toothpick with a cherry tomato half on each side of it.
7
Mix the olive oil, pepper and basil in a bowl.
8
Drizzle over the top when placed on serving platter.

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From: Mymble

On Apr 30, 2005

The Bulgarian cheese mentioned is called sirena, and it is a feta cheese. It's sometimes sold canned in brine, as described, but you can also get it at cheese or specialty markets. You can soak it in fresh water to reduce the saltiness in the cheese, and that's also still good in salads.

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