Side Dishes
The last couple of years I’ve started to dye an extra dozen or two of Easter eggs simply due to the fact that we love Deviled Eggs and of course, one of my family’s favorites….. Egg Salad or Salata sa Jajima. This recipe isn’t very traditional for us, in fact, […]
A staple on any Lenten Slava table is definetly Meljan Pasulj. Delicious and bursting with traditional flavors, this mashed bean dish is served alongside Bobove Pihtije, Belolucena Paprika, and fried or baked fish. It’s a dish I’ve been eating since I can remember and it’s definitely one of my favorite […]
Balkan-style potato salad (krompir salata) is a must during Lenten days before Christmas and Easter in the Balkans. The perfect side dish!
I’ll admit I haven’t had Restovan Krompir in a very long time. During my childhood, my mom made this for us very often; it’s one of her favorite potato dishes. We always smelled it before we saw it; paprika and onion sauteing in the pan, and then the bright color […]
Is there really such a thing as too much garlic? Probably, but when it comes to Belolučene Paprike, garlic is the 2nd most important ingredient after the peppers of course. Roasted peppers are popular all over the Balkans, so it’s no surprise this dish is one of the most widely […]
If you’ve ever eaten at a Balkan restaurant, specifically Serbian, you would have seen Šopska Salata as a salad option. This, along with Kupus Salata is a staple and found on the menu of pretty much every restaurant. Coming from Bulgaria, the original dish has sweet or roasted peppers in […]
Summertime means cooking on the grill, plenty of side dishes, and ice-cold drinks, all enjoyed in the shade somewhere. One of my favorite side dishes for barbeques is twice-baked potatoes. I make these all year round, but they are in heavy rotation around here during the summer months. They are […]
I think it’s true what they say about our tastes changing as we age. In another post, I mentioned how I never used to like mayonnaise and never ate any kind of salad with a mayo base. Much like this tuna salad. But in the last year, I’ve really been […]
I bet you’re wondering why I’m posting a recipe called “Russian Salad” if this is a blog dedicated to Balkan recipes. Well let me tell you just how Balkan Russian Salad is. Based on my research, this salad is known more commonly as Olivye or Olivier salad and may include […]