The Perfect Turkish Breakfast

We realized this year on vacation in Italy how much we missed the perfect Turkish breakfast. Below is the result of feedback from various Turkish friends, and so I believe it is pretty close to perfect. Michelle had a brilliant idea for our dream B&B: the option of Turkish, Spanish or Filipino breakfast for our guests every morning.

peeled cucumber

peeled, ripest tomatoes

green pepper (thin & long, mild), stems removed

EVOO

high quality feta

high quality kasar (yellow cheese)

combination of green & black olives

finger bowl of dried chilli, oregano (ie can sprinkle on olives)

candied fig

honey still on the comb

cherry preserves

young walnut if in season

home-made cashew/peanut butter

butter

Simit (Turkish bagel with sesame seeds)

hot black tea in small tulip-shaped glass

optional (a platter of sunny side-up eggs delivered half way through bfast-dip the Simit in the egg!)

1. assemble all the above ingredients in separate plates and place in the middle of the table so that guests can help themselves
2. arrange individual big plate servings with cucumber, tomato, olives, drizzled with EVOO in one section + the sweet items in another section