Avocado Cottage Cheese Toast

Name: Avocado Cottage Cheese Toast
Prep time: 5 min
Ingredients: 16 ounces cottage cheese; 1 tsp lemon zest; 1/4 tsp sea salt; bread for toasting; pepper (to taste ); 2 avocados (mashed or sliced)

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Say hello to your new favorite high-protein and incredibly easy breakfast! Avocado Cottage Cheese Toast is the perfect healthy breakfast to fill you up and keep you going until lunchtime.

Avocado Cottage Cheese Toast on an ivory plate topped with fresh cracked pepper and a gold fork in the background.

Cottage cheese has been a favorite of mine ever since I was a kid. I remember my grandparents serving it with either salt and pepper or topped with peaches. I definitely prefer a more savory version of cottage cheese, like this Avocado Cottage Cheese Toast.

I am also a huge fan of Avocado Toast (like my Summer Vegetable Avocado Toast!) so it just seemed natural to combine cottage cheese toast and avocado toast! While I could've just spread some straight up cottage cheese on a piece of toast, I wanted to make it a bit fancier so I decided to make whipped cottage cheese.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

Minimal Ingredients - this recipe has just a few ingredients and is so easy to make!
Great for meal prep - this whipped cottage cheese can be prepped ahead of time, making breakfast or lunchtime a breeze to make.
Easy to adapt - this recipe is super easy to adapt according to what you like and what you have on hand.
Healthy! Cottage cheese is low in calories and super high in protein, which makes it a super healthy way to start your day! Check out my Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies for another healthy breakfast meal!

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Other Healthy Breakfast Ideas to Consider...
Avocado Cottage Cheese Toast

Ingredients

Cottage Cheese - I use 2% milk fat cottage cheese.

Lemon Zest - just a bit adds a zip of bright lemony flavor that makes this cottage cheese toast so delicious, just like it does in my Lemon Shrimp Pasta.

Sea Salt and Pepper - since cottage cheese is quite salty on its own, the salt is added to taste. I love pepper on my cottage cheese and love the flavor it adds to this avocado cottage cheese toast.

Avocado - You can mash or slice your avocado for this toast. I also love avocado in my Grilled Vegetable Quinoa Bowls with Avocado Basil Sauce.

Bread - use your favorite bread that you love to toast up! Sometimes I use English muffin bread and sometimes I use a super hearty 9-grain bread from a local bakery.

Refer to the recipe card for the complete list of ingredients.

Variations

Add some spice. You could add a pinch of red pepper flakes, a teaspoon of hot honey, or your favorite hot sauce to the cottage cheese.

Add more veggies. I love adding some sliced tomatoes and pickled onions to this toast, as well.

Put an egg on it. This cottage cheese toast is delicious with a fried egg on top.

Change up the toppings. Keep things simple with just a drizzle of honey or Everything Bagel Seasoning, or make it even fancier with some lox, cucumber, and dill on top!

Step By Step Instructions

Believe it or not, this recipe takes less than 5 minutes to make! Pro tip: make the whipped cottage cheese ahead of time and have it on hand for a protein packed breakfast all week!

Photo 1 - a food processor with cottage cheese, lemon zest, salt, and pepper in it with the lid off. Photo 2 - a food processor with whipped cottage cheese in it, with the lid off.

Photo 1. Add the cottage cheese, lemon zest, salt and pepper to a small food processor or blender.

Photo 2. Blend until creamy.

Photo 3 - a piece of toast with whipped cottage cheese on it. Photo 4 - a piece of toast with whipped cottage cheese and sliced avocado on it.

Photo 3. Spread your desired amount of whipped cottage cheese to a piece of toast.

Photo 4. Add sliced (or mashed) avocado on top of the whipped cottage cheese. Enjoy!

Cottage cheese toast with sliced avocado and fresh cracked pepper on top, on a white plate.

Recipe FAQs

What other toppings are good on cottage cheese toast?

So many things! You can do savory toppings like sliced tomatoes and fresh basil, everything but the bagel seasoning, hot sauce, cucumbers and dill, salsa, and sun-dried tomatoes, or sweeter toppings like jam, fresh strawberries, blueberries, honey, peanut butter, and Nutella.

Is cottage cheese good for breakfast?

Yes! Cottage cheese is packed with protein (28 grams in 1 cup!) and versatile in the flavors it can be served with. Cottage cheese toast is also delicious topped with an egg, which makes it completely perfect for breakfast.

What does whipped cottage cheese taste like?

Whipped cottage cheese is light, fluffy, salty, and creamy!

Other Healthy Breakfast Ideas to Consider...

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