Sallatë fshati me misër with crisp vegetables and olives
This sweetcorn variation of Albanian village salad combines tomatoes, cucumber, peppers, onion and olives. It follows a documented Albanian home-cooking variation rather than presenting corn as essential to every village salad. The source photograph also includes sweetcorn.
- Prep
- 15 mins
- Cook
- PT0M
- Total
- 15 mins
- Serves
- 4 side-dish
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Cuisine
- Albanian
The recipe
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Before you start
Wash the vegetables, dry the lettuce and drain the corn and olives. The ingredient weights are edible weights after trimming. Use ready-cooked corn for the stated no-cook timing.
Ingredients
Quantities change with servings; cooking times stay the same.
Equipment
- Large salad bowl paid link
- knife paid link
- chopping board paid link
- colander paid link
- small dressing bowl paid link
- kitchen scale paid link
Method
Cut the tomatoes into bite-size pieces, the cucumber into half-moons and the pepper into short strips. Thinly slice the onion and tear the lettuce.
Put the prepared vegetables in a large bowl with the drained corn and olives.
Whisk the oil, vinegar, salt and oregano. Pour over the salad just before serving and toss gently.
Divide among four plates, including a little of the dressing from the bottom of the bowl.
Chef’s notes
Dry leaves help the dressing cling. A sharp knife makes cleaner tomato cuts and keeps more juice in the pieces. Drain canned corn well so it does not water down the dressing.
Tips and variations
This version contains no cheese. If adding white cheese, list it as an optional dairy addition and reduce the salt. Taste an olive before adding all the measured salt because brines vary.
Serve with
Serve immediately beside a warm pastry or grilled main dish. For a shared table, keep the dressing separate until everyone is ready to eat.
Storage
Best immediately after dressing. Refrigerate promptly and use dressed leftovers within 24 hours. Store washed, dried vegetables separately from dressing if preparing ahead.
Nutrition per serving (estimated)
Nutrition has not been calculated. Portion size and the brands used will affect the final values.
Allergens
Wine vinegar and packaged olives may contain sulphites; check labels. Optional cheese would add milk. The listed version contains no cheese or nuts.
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Questions
Is sweetcorn compulsory in sallatë fshati? No. It identifies this particular variation.
Can I use frozen corn? Cook it according to its packet, cool promptly and drain before adding; that adds cooking time.
Why has liquid collected in the bowl? Salt draws moisture from tomatoes and cucumber. Dress close to serving.
