Description
A versatile and nutritious Cottage Cheese Breakfast Toast recipe featuring various toppings like almond butter and berries, peanut butter and banana, hard-boiled egg, avocado with red pepper flakes, smoked salmon, or tomato and cucumber with olive tapenade. This quick and easy breakfast is perfect for a healthy start to your day, offering gluten-free and vegetarian options.
Ingredients
Scale
Toast Base
- 1 slice sprouted bread or bread of choice
- 1/4 cup low-fat cottage cheese
Almond Butter & Berry Topping
- 1 tablespoon almond butter
- 1/4 cup mixed berries (raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, etc.)
Peanut Butter Banana Topping
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter
- 1/3 banana, sliced
- Sprinkle of cinnamon
Hard Boiled Egg Topping
- 1 hard boiled egg, sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon everything bagel seasoning
Avocado & Red Pepper Flakes Topping
- 1/4 avocado, sliced
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Pinch flaky sea salt
Smoked Salmon Topping
- 1-2 ounces smoked salmon
- 1 tablespoon thinly sliced red onion
- 1 tablespoon capers
- Optional: fresh dill sprigs
Tomato, Cucumber & Olive Topping
- 1 tablespoon black olive tapenade (store bought)
- Sliced cucumbers and baby tomatoes
- Pinch of flaky sea salt
- Pinch of black pepper
Instructions
- Toast Bread: Toast the slice of sprouted bread until it is lightly browned or to your preferred level of crispiness.
- Spread Cottage Cheese: Spread 1/4 cup of low-fat cottage cheese evenly over the toasted bread. If using a topping that calls for nut butter or tapenade, first spread those directly on the toast, then layer the cottage cheese on top.
- Add Toppings: Select your preferred topping from almond butter and berries, peanut butter and banana with cinnamon, hard boiled egg with seasoning, avocado with red pepper flakes and sea salt, smoked salmon with red onion and capers, or tomato, cucumber, and olive tapenade with salt and pepper.
- Serve and Enjoy: Once topped, the toast is ready to serve immediately. Enjoy your healthy and flavorful breakfast toast!
Notes
- Nutritional information provided corresponds to the almond butter and berry toast variation only.
- You can customize the toppings to suit your taste and dietary preferences.
- Using sprouted or gluten-free bread ensures this recipe remains gluten-free.
- Feel free to add fresh herbs like dill to smoked salmon toast for extra flavor.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice with almond butter and berry topping
- Calories: 250 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg
