Recipes · Turkish · Breakfast
Kahvaltı (Turkish Breakfast Plate with Cheeses, Olives, Egg, Honey and Kaymak)
One serving has 519 kcal and 22 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin K (87%), riboflavin (72%), vitamin C (60%), selenium (57%), phosphorus (56%) and manganese (52%). Ready in 20 minutes.
- Preparation: 10 min
- Cooking: 10 min
- Makes: 1 serving (583 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten, honey
Ingredients
- 25 g Beyaz peynir (white cheese)
- 20 g Kaşar cheese
- 15 g Black olives
- 50 g Egg
- 80 g Tomato
- 80 g Cucumber
- 30 g Sivri biber (long green pepper)
- 3 g Parsley, fresh
- 5 g Olive oil
- 50 g Bread (or simit)
- 10 g Honey
- 15 g Kaymak (clotted cream)
- 200 g Black tea, brewed
Method
- Boil the egg for 8 minutes for a soft-set yolk (10 for hard-boiled), cool it in cold water, peel and halve it.
- Slice the tomato and cucumber and lay them on a plate with the whole peppers. Scatter the parsley over and drizzle with a little of the olive oil.
- Arrange the white cheese and the sliced kaşar on the plate, or in small dishes, and the olives drizzled with the rest of the olive oil.
- Put the kaymak in a small dish with the honey poured over it (bal-kaymak), for spreading on bread.
- Warm the bread or simit in the oven for 3-4 minutes. Brew strong tea in the top pot of a double teapot (çaydanlık) and serve it in small tulip glasses, diluted to taste with hot water from the bottom pot. A Turkish breakfast is eaten slowly, a little of everything.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 519 kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 44.2 g | |
| Water | 482 mL | |
| Fiber | 3.1 g | 10% |
| Protein | 21.8 g | 45% |
| Tryptophan | 0.23 g | |
| Threonine | 0.71 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.82 g | |
| Leucine | 1.5 g | |
| Lysine | 1.4 g | |
| Methionine | 0.44 g | |
| Cystine | 0.2 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.84 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.77 g | |
| Valine | 1.1 g | |
| Histidine | 0.52 g | |
| Fat | 29.3 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 10.9 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2.9 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.03 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2.5 g | |
| Saturated | 13.1 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.21 g | |
| Cholesterol | 239 mg | |
| Calcium | 407 mg | 41% |
| Copper | 0.29 mg | 32% |
| Iron | 4.7 mg | 26% |
| Magnesium | 62.7 mg | 20% |
| Manganese | 0.94 mg | 52% |
| Phosphorus | 390 mg | 56% |
| Potassium | 653 mg | 14% |
| Selenium | 31.6 µg | 57% |
| Sodium | 939 mg | |
| Zinc | 3 mg | 37% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.43 mg | 39% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.79 mg | 72% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 3.5 mg | 25% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.8 mg | 35% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.52 mg | 40% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 133 µg | 33% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.2 µg | 49% |
| Choline | 179 mg | 42% |
| Vitamin A | 285 µg | 41% |
| Vitamin C | 45.3 mg | 60% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 58.5 IU | 10% |
| Vitamin E | 2.5 mg | 17% |
| Vitamin K | 77.8 µg | 87% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.6 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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