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Cottage Cheese & Cucumber Snack Bowl with Dukkah
A fresh, protein-packed Middle Eastern snack bowl built on creamy cottage cheese, crunchy cucumber and a nutty, spiced dukkah topping. Bright, quick and satisfying.
Serves 4Prep 15 minCook 5 minSnackcottage cheese
Containsdairy · nuts · sesame
Protein 30%Carbs 12%Fat 58%
About 325 kcal a serve — 24 g protein, 10 g carbs, 21 g fat. Each segment is that macro's share of the calories, within about 10%.
Ingredients
Serves 4
Method
Toast the dukkah spices
toastIn a dry frying pan over medium heat, toast the hazelnuts, sesame seeds, coriander seeds and cumin seeds, shaking often, for 4-5 minutes until fragrant and lightly golden. Tip onto a board to cool.
In the panDukkah →
medium heat, 4-5 min
Crush the dukkah
crushRoughly chop the cooled hazelnuts, then crush together with the toasted seeds using a mortar and pestle or the flat of a knife until you have a coarse, crumbly mix. Do not grind to a paste.
On the boardDukkah →
coarse crush
Prep the vegetables
prepDice the cucumbers and halve the cherry tomatoes. Tear the mint leaves.
On the boardBowl →
dice and halve
Assemble the bowls
assembleDivide the cottage cheese between four bowls. Top with the cucumber, tomatoes and torn mint. Drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice, then season with sea salt.
In the bowlBowl →
divide between 4
Finish with dukkah
serveScatter the crushed dukkah generously over each bowl and serve immediately.
In the bowlFinish →
scatter on top
Cook's noteCottage cheese carries the protein here — use full-fat for the creamiest result. Serve with warm pita or seeded crackers if you want to make it more filling.
Estimated per serve
325 kcal · 24 g protein · 10 g carbs · 21 g fatestimates, within ~10%
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