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German breakfast board

Rolls, butter, jam, cheese, a soft-boiled egg — the weekend breakfast that is in no hurry.

Time
15 min
Effort:
easy
Season
all year
  • vegetarian
  • classic
  • quick
  • everyday
German breakfast board on a plate

Ingredients for 4 portions

  • 8bread rolls
  • 100 gbutter
  • 1jam · jar
  • to tastehoney
  • 150 gcheese slices
  • 150 gcold cuts
  • 4eggs
  • 2tomatoes
  • ½cucumber

The ingredients land on the shopping list as soon as the dish is in the week.

Possible allergens

Derived from the ingredients as they are typically composed.

  • Cereals containing gluten
  • Eggs
  • Milk (incl. lactose)

Please check allergens and intolerances yourself — on the packaging, at the bakery, at the butcher's. Recipes change, and a list like this cannot take responsibility for that.

Nutrition per portion

Estimates computed from the ingredient list — with 4 portions per recipe.

Energy843 kcal
Protein34.5 g
Fat44.1 g
Carbohydrates73.6 g
of which sugar17.6 g
Fibre5.3 g
Salt3.6 g

Not counted because listed without a quantity: honey.

Computed with raw ingredients as bought. Cooking losses, peel, trimmings and what stays on the plate are not accounted for. Own dishes and ingredients “to taste” have no values.

Source: Max Rubner-Institut (2025), Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS) version 4.0, CC BY 4.0. The mapping of ingredients to BLS foods and the piece weights are the operator's own.

Estimates, not lab values — not a basis for medically prescribed meal plans.

Method

  1. 1

    Boil the eggs for 5–6 minutes, warm the rolls briefly.

  2. 2

    Slice the cheese, cold cuts, tomatoes and cucumber, put on the table with butter, jam and honey.