Cottage Cheese Toast

Name: Cottage Cheese Toast
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 4 slices whole grain or sourdough bread; 1 cup cottage cheese; Smoked salmon; Cucumber; Red onion, (thinly sliced); Dill, (chopped); Avocado, (sliced); Sesame seeds; Marinara sauce; Pesto; Red pepper flakes; Hot honey; Fresh basil leaves; Fresh fruit (berries, peaches, cantaloupe); Honey; Hemp seeds, (optional); Crushed nuts, (optional)

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Love cottage cheese? Try it on toast! Warm, crisp toast topped with cool and creamy cottage cheese, and your favorite sweet or savory toppings. Here are 4-ways to make cottage cheese toast for a well-balanced, high protein breakfast in minutes!

Cottage cheese toast went viral on TikTok, and for good reason! It's absolutely delicious and the perfect vehicle to play around with sweet or savory toppings.

Whether you’re looking for a tasty breakfast or the easiest lunch ever (I'm looking at you cottage cheese pizza toast), these protein packed toasties are so easy to whip together. All you need is about 10 minutes, from start to finish!

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Ingredients
Savory Toppings
Sweet Toppings
FAQ
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Cottage Cheese Toast

As a dietitian, I love that cottage cheese provides a good source of protein, while the combination of toppings adds a variety of flavors, textures, and nutrients for a balanced snack or light meal.

🛒 Cottage Cheese Nutrition
Cottage cheese is an excellent source of protein and contains relatively few calories. It’s also packed with essential nutrients, like B vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, and selenium!

This dairy food is high in sodium, providing about 14% of the recommended daily intake. Some brands make low sodium or no salt added versions of cottage cheese that contain less sodium.

Ingredients

There are many different ways to dress up cottage cheese toast, but the base is always the same... cottage cheese + toast.

sliced tomatoes laying on cutting board next to one piece of toast, a bowl of cottage cheese, and dill.

one piece of toast on a cutting board next to a bowl of strawberry jam and cottage cheese

Bread - You may want to use a thick, sturdy bread like sourdough, but feel free to use whatever you have on hand!
Cottage cheese - Full-fat cottage cheese has a creamy, rich taste compared to low-fat cottage cheese, which might be helpful if you're trying to reduce your calorie intake. Either way, it's totally up to you.

Pro-tip: Cottage cheese toast is not something you want to make ahead of time. Don't add your cottage cheese until you are ready to eat or else it may get soggy.

Savory Toppings

Savory toppings are an easy way to get your veggies in! Here are some of my favorites.

add an egg
pesto or marinara sauce
leftover roasted veggies
herbs (fresh or dried) like basil, dill, scallions, or thyme
crushed red pepper and a drizzle of hot honey for a spicy kick
leafy greens like arugula, kale or spinach
sliced fresh veggies like tomatoes, cucumbers, and onion
a sprinkle of pumpkin, sesame, or hemp seeds

toast topped with cottage cheese, cucumber, red onion and dill above a slice of cottage cheese toast with sliced tomatoes

strawberry chia jam with cottage cheese and toast on a cutting board

Sweet Toppings

There's a reason cottage cheese + fruit has stood the test of time. People LOVE the sweet + salty combo! Here are some topping ideas for a sweeter toast.

fresh fruits - all the berries, peaches, cantaloupe, figs, pineapple
store-bought or homemade chia seed jam
drizzle of honey or maple syrup
a sprinkle of nuts, pumpkin, sesame, or hemp seeds

strawberry chia jam cottage cheese toast on a cutting board

FAQ

What tastes good with cottage cheese on toast?

Cottage cheese pairs well with sweet or savory toppings pairs, like fresh fruit (berries, cantaloupe, peaches), jams topped with seeds and nut butters, tomatoes, avocados, onions, or salmon!

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