Description
Traditional Balkan breakfast board featuring authentic regional cheeses, cured meats, fresh vegetables, and homemade spreads arranged beautifully for a European-style morning meal.
Ingredients
8 oz white cheese (feta or kashkaval)
4 oz prosciutto or kulen sausage
6 hard-boiled eggs, halved
1 cup cherry tomatoes
1 cucumber, sliced
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
4 oz ajvar (roasted red pepper spread)
1/4 cup honey
8 slices rustic bread
Fresh herbs (parsley, dill)
Olives (green and black)
Walnuts
Sour cream
Instructions
1. Arrange white cheese and cured meats on one side of a large wooden board
2. Place hard-boiled egg halves in a neat row
3. Add fresh vegetables: cherry tomatoes, cucumber slices, and red onion
4. Serve ajvar in a small bowl with a spoon
5. Drizzle honey in another small bowl
6. Toast bread slices and arrange alongside the board
7. Garnish with fresh herbs and scatter nuts
8. Add olives and a dollop of sour cream
9. Serve immediately with coffee or tea
Notes
Kashkaval cheese can be substituted with aged white cheddar
Kulen sausage is traditional but chorizo works as substitute
Ajvar can be found in European markets or made homemade
Board serves 4-6 people
Best enjoyed fresh and at room temperature
- Prep Time: 20
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: Balkan
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 285
- Sugar: 8
- Sodium: 680
- Fat: 18
- Saturated Fat: 8
- Unsaturated Fat: 9
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 22
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 14
- Cholesterol: 125