A generous platter of Slovenian farmhouse staples: smoked beef, cheese, pickled vegetables, fresh horseradish, and hearty bread.
Ingredients
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200g smoked beef, thinly sliced
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200g aged Tolminc cheese, sliced
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150g mixed pickled vegetables (turnips, cucumbers, peppers)
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Fresh horseradish root, grated
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100g cottage cheese
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Buckwheat or rye bread, sliced
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4 hard-boiled eggs, halved
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Butter curls
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Fresh herbs for garnish
Instructions
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1
Arrange sliced smoked beef on one section of a large wooden board or platter.
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2
Place cheese slices alongside, alternating varieties if available.
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3
Mound pickled vegetables in small bowls or directly on the board.
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4
Grate fresh horseradish and place in a small dish. Add a mound of cottage cheese.
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5
Fan out bread slices and arrange hard-boiled egg halves around the board.
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6
Garnish with fresh herbs and butter curls. Serve as a shared appetizer.
Did You Know?
The kmečka pojedina tradition reflects the Slovenian belief that the quality of a farm can be judged by the quality of its preserved foods.