Breakfast
Cottage cheese toast + tomato
High protein without eggs, for a morning when eggs are not happening.
- Servings
- 1
- Total
- 5 min
- Skill
- Easy
What you need
Ingredients
Making for
1 serving
- Whole-grain bread2 each
- Low-fat cottage cheese0.5 cup
- Tomatoes0.5 each
Quantities scale linearly with servings. Round to the nearest practical amount when shopping.
Steps
- 1
Dark toast, and let it cool for a minute
Two slices of whole-grain bread toasted well, then left to cool briefly. Cottage cheese on scorching toast goes runny and slides off.
- 2
Half a cup of cottage cheese per slice, pressed down
Spoon it on and press it flat with the back of the spoon so it grips the toast rather than sitting in a pile.
- 3
Salt, pepper, tomato
Sliced tomato on top, then salt and pepper. Cottage cheese is bland and slightly sour on its own, and salt is what turns it into a savoury breakfast rather than a health food.
Coach's notes
- About 25 g of protein, which is more than two eggs, with no pan to wash.
- Low-fat rather than fat-free. Fat-free is noticeably sourer and needs more salt to cover.
- Works with a sliced peach instead of tomato if he prefers sweet, and the protein is identical.