Breakfast

Smoked Turkey, Quark and Cucumber on Rye

Name: Smoked Turkey, Quark and Cucumber on Rye
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 1 slice, about 40 g Rye bread; 80 g Quark; 60 g Smoked turkey breast, sliced; 60 g Cucumber; A little, chopped Fresh dill; A squeeze Lemon juice; To taste Black pepper

Rye toast spread with quark and dill, with smoked turkey slices and cucumber. 26 g of protein for 212 kcal, and nothing is cooked.

Calories: 212kcal
Protein: 26g
Fat: 2g
Carbs: 22g

Per serving, makes 1. 5 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

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Milk

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Smoked Turkey, Quark and Cucumber on Rye, plated and ready to serve. — The finished recipe. Smoked Turkey, Quark and Cucumber on Rye

Ingredients 1 to 6 for smoked turkey, quark and cucumber on rye arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 1 to 6. 1 slice, about 40 g Rye bread. 80 g Quark. 60 g Smoked turkey breast, sliced (Deli weight, as sold.). 60 g Cucumber. A little, chopped Fresh dill. A squeeze Lemon juice

Ingredients 7 to 7 for smoked turkey, quark and cucumber on rye arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 7 to 7. To taste Black pepper

Smoked Turkey, Quark and Cucumber on Rye, preparation step 1: Toast the rye. — Step 1. Toast the rye.

Smoked Turkey, Quark and Cucumber on Rye, preparation step 2: Stir the dill, lemon and black pepper into the quark and spread it thickly over the toast. — Step 2. Stir the dill, lemon and black pepper into the quark and spread it thickly over the toast.

The finished smoked turkey, quark and cucumber on rye. — Step 3. Lay the turkey over and finish with thin slices of cucumber.

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Ingredients

Rye bread1 slice, about 40 g
Quark80 g
Smoked turkey breast, sliced60 g
Deli weight, as sold.
Cucumber60 g
Fresh dillA little, chopped
Lemon juiceA squeeze
Black pepperTo taste

Method

Toast the rye.
Stir the dill, lemon and black pepper into the quark and spread it thickly over the toast.
Lay the turkey over and finish with thin slices of cucumber.

Worth knowing

Quark is 12 g of protein per 100 g and almost no fat, which a spread on toast rarely is. Light cream cheese in the same spot is 8 g of protein and 11 g of fat.
A light breakfast at 212 kcal. Two slices with the same topping split between them is closer to a normal one, and mostly adds carbohydrate.

Other breakfast recipes that share ingredients with this one, or every breakfast under 300 calories a serving.

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Macros are calculated from the weights listed above using standard food composition values, and will shift with your own brands and measuring. Weigh what you can. This is a recipe, not dietary advice. The full health disclaimer is below.