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Simit Breakfast Plate with White Cheese, Olives, Tomato and Egg

Name: Simit Breakfast Plate with White Cheese, Olives, Tomato and Egg
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 8 whole Eggs, at room temperature; 250 g Turkish white cheese, drained; 4 whole Simit, fresh, sesame-crusted rings; 120 g Mixed olives, green and black, drained; 3 whole Ripe tomatoes, about 300 g; 1 whole Cucumber, Lebanese, sliced; 2 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling; 1 tsp Dried oregano, optional; ½ tsp Salt, to taste; ¼ tsp Black pepper, freshly ground

A classic Turkish kahvaltı built around sesame-crusted simit, salty beyaz peynir, briny olives, ripe tomato and jammy boiled eggs — a spread that lands over 24 g of protein per serve without any fuss.

Serves 4Prep 10 minCook 10 minBreakfastEgg

Containsdairy · egg · gluten · sesame

Protein 18%Carbs 35%Fat 47%

About 793 kcal a serve — 36 g protein, 70 g carbs, 41 g fat. Each segment is that macro's share of the calories, within about 10%.

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Ingredients

Serves 4

Method

Boil the eggs

eggs

Bring a saucepan of water to a rolling boil. Gently lower in the 8 eggs and boil for 8 minutes for just-set jammy yolks, or 10 minutes for firm.

In the saucepanEggs →

Eggs

8 min at a boil

Cool and peel

eggs

Drain and transfer the eggs to a bowl of cold water. Once cool enough to handle, peel and halve them lengthways.

In the bowlCool →

Eggs

cool 3 min

Cut the cheese and veg

veg

Slice the white cheese into thick slabs. Cut the tomatoes into wedges and slice the cucumber. Arrange with the olives on a shared platter.

On the boardPrep →

Turkish white cheese

Mixed olives

Ripe tomatoes

Cucumber

Warm the simit

bread

Warm the simit briefly in a dry pan or a low oven until the crust crisps and the sesame smells toasty, then halve or leave whole.

In the panSimit →

Simit

2–3 min

Dress and serve

serve

Lay the halved eggs on the platter with the cheese and veg. Drizzle everything with olive oil, scatter oregano, and season with salt and pepper. Serve with the warm simit and plenty of tea.

On the platterFinish →

Extra virgin olive oil

Dried oregano

Salt

Black pepper

Cook's noteBeyaz peynir carries the salt, so go easy seasoning the rest. Swap in halloumi for even more protein if you like.

Estimated per serve

793 kcal · 36 g protein · 70 g carbs · 41 g fatestimates, within ~10%

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Greatest plates · Breakfast

Simit Breakfast Plate with White Cheese, Olives, Tomato and Egg

Serves 4Prep 10 minCook 10 minBreakfastEgg

Containsdairy · egg · gluten · sesame

Protein 18%Carbs 35%Fat 47%

About 793 kcal a serve — 36 g protein, 70 g carbs, 41 g fat. Each segment is that macro's share of the calories, within about 10%.

AI-generated for KalaPlate

Ingredients

Serves 4

Method

Boil the eggs

eggs

Bring a saucepan of water to a rolling boil. Gently lower in the 8 eggs and boil for 8 minutes for just-set jammy yolks, or 10 minutes for firm.

In the saucepanEggs →

Eggs

8 min at a boil

Cool and peel

eggs

Drain and transfer the eggs to a bowl of cold water. Once cool enough to handle, peel and halve them lengthways.

In the bowlCool →

Eggs

cool 3 min

Cut the cheese and veg

veg

Slice the white cheese into thick slabs. Cut the tomatoes into wedges and slice the cucumber. Arrange with the olives on a shared platter.

On the boardPrep →

Turkish white cheese

Mixed olives

Ripe tomatoes

Cucumber

Warm the simit

bread

Warm the simit briefly in a dry pan or a low oven until the crust crisps and the sesame smells toasty, then halve or leave whole.

In the panSimit →

Simit

2–3 min

Dress and serve

serve

Lay the halved eggs on the platter with the cheese and veg. Drizzle everything with olive oil, scatter oregano, and season with salt and pepper. Serve with the warm simit and plenty of tea.

On the platterFinish →

Extra virgin olive oil

Dried oregano

Salt

Black pepper

Cook's noteBeyaz peynir carries the salt, so go easy seasoning the rest. Swap in halloumi for even more protein if you like.

Estimated per serve

793 kcal · 36 g protein · 70 g carbs · 41 g fatestimates, within ~10%

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Method

Boil the eggs

Cool and peel

Cut the cheese and veg

Warm the simit

Dress and serve

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Dress and serve

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