In one of the books about hygge – the Danish view on happiness – I read that the fewer ingredients a dish has, the less compromise there is on quality. For most extremely simple dishes it is the key to success. Doesn't bread taste best crunchy with fresh country butter, and aren't tomatoes the best with fresh leaves of basil sprinkled with sun soaked olive oil? We can find many examples of great, simple dishes which are prepared with just a few excellent quality ingredients.

Today I would like to share with you a simple dinner dish, which is excellent as a light supper. Its main ingredients are buckwheat groats, dried tomatoes, feta cheese and basil. A dish composed in such a way is excellent. You can enrich in accordance with your own tastes. I added olives, roast sunflower seeds and a little raw sesame oil.

Ingredients (for 2 people)
100g of buckwheat groats
6-8 dried tomatoes
150g of feta cheese
a fistful of fresh basil
10 olives
3 tablespoons of sesame seeds
2 tablespoons of raw sesame oil

Boil the buckwheat groats in salty water for 15 minutes. Strain them. Slice the tomatoes and cube the feta cheese. Roast the sunflower seeds in a dry pan. Mix the buckwheat groats with tomatoes, feta cheese, sunflower seeds and olives. Sprinkle with sesame oil and decorate with the basil leaves. Serve at once.

Enjoy your meal!

Try also:
Courgette – a fast dinner
Chickpeas with tomato sauce
Wholemeal pasta with chanterelles and courgette