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Savory Cottage Cheese with Cucumber, Tomato & Sesame Seeds, plated

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Savory Cottage Cheese with Cucumber, Tomato & Sesame Seeds

  • 5 min
  • 2–6 servings
  • 242 kcal / serving
  • ★ 4.3 on Mealime

This dish blends creamy cottage cheese with fresh cucumber and tomatoes for a light, crisp bite. It comes together in minutes, making it suitable for a quick weeknight lunch or snack.

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Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cupscottage cheese
  • ½English cucumber
  • ½ pintgrape tomatoes
  • English cucumbers

From the pantry: black pepper, extra virgin olive oil, salt, sesame seeds

Cookware

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Directions

  1. Rinse and dry the grape tomatoes, then halve them lengthwise.
  2. Rinse the cucumber, trim the ends, and dice it into medium pieces.
  3. Divide the cottage cheese evenly into two bowls to form the base.
  4. Top each portion with a layer of tomato halves.
  5. Add an equal amount of cucumber on top of the cottage cheese and tomatoes.
  6. Drizzle each bowl with extra virgin olive oil.
  7. Season with salt and black pepper to taste, then sprinkle sesame seeds over the bowls.
  8. Serve the bowls as they are or give them a gentle toss just before eating.

Two tips

  • Prepare the cucumber and tomatoes ahead of time and keep refrigerated for faster assembly.
  • For a little extra texture, finish with a light sprinkle of sesame seeds or a few cracks of black pepper before serving.

Nutrition per serving

Calories
242 kcal
Protein
20 g
Carbs
12 g
Fat
13 g
Fiber
2 g
Sodium
543 mg

Estimates from the recipe's published nutrition data; they change with the version you pick above.

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