Need a 5 minute lunch? Cottage cheese on toast is an easy lunch or snack idea with this high-protein cheese!
Need lunch in 5 minutes? Attempt Cottage cheese on toast! This easy way to make a delicious lunch isn’t rocket science, but it’s incredibly satisfying every time. Spread this high-protein cheese on a piece of toast, top with savory toppings and enjoy! Here are some of our favorite topping ideas: We love them all, but the smoked salmon toast is amazing.
Cottage cheese on toast: some tips
It’s more than easy to make cottage cheese toast: It’s one of those no-recipe recipes. Really, it’s more of a memory than an idea! Grab some cottage cheese and use it as a delicious topping for a toast! It’s that simple. Here are some tips for stacking your toppings:
- Use cottage cheese or whipped cottage cheese. Opt for plain cottage cheese or whip it up in a food processor for a lighter, fluffier filling. Go to Whipped cottage cheese.
- Add a pinch of salt or garlic salt. Most cottage cheese is quite salty, but we like our toast with a small sprinkling of salt or garlic salt to bring out the flavors.
- Assemble just before eating. If you’re going to use it as desk food in an office, don’t make it ahead of time if you can avoid it. Bring the components and assemble them just before eating so they don’t get soggy.
Cottage Cheese Toast Topping Ideas
When it comes to cottage cheese toast toppings, ideas are plentiful! We’ve shared three of our favorites here, but there are so many more options. Since this is a lunch break, we preferred savory options over sweet ones like fruit. But of course you can opt for fruit if you like cottage cheese and fruit or make it a breakfast idea. Here are some categories of topping ideas:
- Smoked salmon: This is our favorite: it’s packed with flavor and protein! Add capers, red onions and dill for a Scandi Lox vibe
- Tuna: The canned tuna is also excellent and plentiful
- Prosciutto: Adding prosciutto is another tasty, high-protein option; You can also pair it with something sweet like melon or peaches
- Hard Boiled Eggs: Eggs add another healthy dose of protein! Try hard-boiled or steamed hard-boiled eggs on the stove.
- Tomato: Watch out for ripe tomatoes!
- Lawyer: Avocado Cottage Cheese Toast is very filling
- Cucumber and Radish: Be sure to salt them! Also goes great with pickled radishes
- Fresh herbs: All kinds of fresh herbs add great flavor (chives, thyme, dill, basil, etc.)
nutrition cottage cheese
Why is cottage cheese considered a healthy food? According to Healthline, cottage cheese is one of the healthiest cheeses you can eat. Here’s why:
- It’s a low calorie cheese. A 1-cup serving contains only 163 calories.
- It’s very high in protein. 1 cup contains 28 grams of protein, more than half your daily requirement. Protein accounts for over 70% of calories.
- It is also rich in nutrients such as B vitamins, calcium, phosphorus and selenium.
More cottage cheese recipes
We are big fans of this cheese, especially cooked in pancakes or muffins! Here are some of our favorite cottage cheese recipes:
This recipe for cottage cheese on toast is…
Vegetarian and gluten free.
The description
Need a 5 minute lunch? Cottage cheese on toast is an easy lunch or snack idea with this high-protein cheese!
- slices of bread
- ½ cup Use cottage cheese per toast or use whipped cottage cheese
- For the salmon toast: Smoked salmon, capers, red onion, fresh dill
- For the tomato toast: Ripe tomatoes, garlic salt, chives or spring onions, olive oil
- For the cucumber toast: English cucumber, radish (or pickled radish), garlic salt, sesame seeds
- Other ideas: Avocado, canned tuna, prosciutto, boiled eggs, fresh herbs, pickles, etc.
- toast bread
- salmon toast: Spread the cottage cheese on the toast and sprinkle with a small pinch of salt. Garnish with smoked salmon, drained capers, sliced red onions and sprigs of fresh dill. Add 1 grind of fresh black pepper.
- tomato toast: Spread cottage cheese on toast and sprinkle with 1 garlic salt shake. Garnish the toasted bread with the sliced tomatoes, chopped chives or spring onions, a drizzle of olive oil, a small pinch of salt and freshly ground pepper.
- cucumber toast: Spread cottage cheese on toast and sprinkle with 1 garlic salt shake. Garnish the toast with cucumber and radish slices, some olive oil, sesame seeds, a small pinch of salt and freshly ground pepper.
- Category: Lunch
- Method: Raw
- Kitchen: Lunch
- Diet: vegetarian
Keywords: Cream cheese on toast
