Pleskavica Recipe
Cream cheese spread (kajmak), pickled cabbage, onions, tomatoes, feta cheese, long green hot pepper, and balkan bread.
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Ingredients
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Spreads
Vegetables
Cheese
Bread
Method
Preparation of Cream Cheese Spread
- 1
Mix Cream Cheese and Sour Cream
In a bowl, combine the cream cheese and sour cream until smooth.
- 2
Season the Spread
Add salt and black pepper to the mixture and stir well to combine.
Vegetable Preparation
- 3
Chop Pickled Cabbage
Finely chop the pickled cabbage and set aside.
- 4
Dice Onion and Tomatoes
Dice the onion and tomatoes into small pieces.
- 5
Prepare Green Hot Pepper
Slice the long green hot pepper into thin rings.
Assembling the Pleskavica
- 6
Spread Cream Cheese on Bread
Take a piece of Balkan bread and spread a generous amount of the cream cheese mixture over it.
- 7
Layer Vegetables
Layer the chopped pickled cabbage, diced onion, and diced tomatoes on top of the cream cheese spread.
- 8
Add Feta and Pepper
Crumble feta cheese over the top and add a few rings of the green hot pepper.
- 9
Assemble Remaining Pleskavica
Repeat the process for the remaining pieces of bread.

