Balkan
12 recipes
Dive into 12 handpicked Balkan recipes — each one crafted to bring bold flavour, fresh ingredients, and genuine satisfaction to your table. Whether you're cooking for a busy weeknight or a leisurely weekend, you'll find exactly what your kitchen — and your appetite — is craving.
BalkanĆevapi (Balkan Grilled Meat Sausages)
The beloved Balkan street food — skinless, hand-rolled sausages of beef and lamb grilled over charcoal and served with raw onion and warm flatbread.
BalkanBurek (Balkan Meat Phyllo Pie)
Flaky, golden phyllo pastry filled with spiced minced beef — a street food institution found from Bosnia to Belgrade, perfect for breakfast or a snack.
BalkanShopska Salad
Bulgaria's most iconic salad — juicy ripe tomatoes, cucumber, peppers and red onion blanketed in a mountain of grated white feta cheese.
BalkanSarma (Stuffed Cabbage Rolls)
Tender pickled or fresh cabbage leaves wrapped around a fragrant beef and rice filling, slow-braised in a tomato paprika sauce — essential winter comfort food across the Balkans.
BalkanAjvar (Roasted Red Pepper Relish)
The beloved Balkan condiment — sweet roasted red peppers and aubergine blended into a silky, garlicky relish. A staple on every Balkan table.
BalkanGibanica (Serbian Cheese and Egg Pie)
Serbia's ultimate comfort food — crinkled filo pastry layers soaked in a rich egg, feta and cottage cheese custard, baked until golden and puffed.
BalkanTarator (Bulgarian Cold Cucumber Yogurt Soup)
Bulgaria's refreshing cold summer soup — tangy yogurt, crisp cucumber and dill stirred together and served ice-cold. Ready in minutes, endlessly satisfying.
BalkanPljeskavica (Balkan Spiced Burger)
A wide, thin Balkan beef and pork patty — heavily spiced and grilled over a fierce heat. Serbia's answer to the burger, served in lepinja with kajmak and ajvar.
BalkanGrah (Balkan Smoky Bean Soup)
A warming, deeply smoky Balkan bean soup with sweet paprika and dried herbs — simple, filling and made in practically every household from Bosnia to Serbia.
BalkanBalkan Moussaka with Potatoes
The Balkan take on moussaka layers potato (not aubergine) with spiced minced beef and a thick, yogurt-based custard top — richer and homelier than its Greek cousin.
BalkanTulumbe (Fried Choux Pastry in Syrup)
Crispy fried choux pastry soaked in fragrant lemon syrup — a beloved Balkan and Turkish sweet treat found at bakeries and celebrations across the region.
BalkanCheese Börek (Balkan Filo Cheese Rolls)
Crispy, golden filo pastry rolled around a creamy feta and egg filling — these irresistible parcels are a breakfast and snack staple from Serbia to North Macedonia.