You should be doing so much more than just serving it as - is on the side .
Kelsey Hansen
food for thought trends come and go — but cottage cheese is here to stay .
Credit:Kelsey Hansen
Ever since Maker on TikTok come up withGreen Goddess Toastback in 2022 , recipes riffing on the retro fridge staple have n’t cease come . And they have n’t stopped break down viral either . ( We have n’t forgotten when people were mix it with table mustard and using it as a dip for their chicken sausage balloon . )
From ice ointment to flatbreads , the internet for sure has its favorite ways to exhaust cottage cheese — and so do our editor in chief . Whether you ’re await for a fast snack or gamey - protein dessert , if you still ca n’t get enough bungalow cheese after all this metre , they have some deliciously creative idea for you to try .
Cottage Cheese Salad and a Balanced Breakfast
Jan Miller, senior editor
What we eat throughout childhood tends to stay with us for sprightliness ( whether good or … not so proficient ) . Miller grew up know there would always be a side salad on the dinner party table , thanks to her ma — and many evening , it landed in the shape ofcottage cheese , along with " whatever tinned fruit was stashed away in the cupboard , most likely sweetheart or Ananas comosus , " she recall .
" When summertime rolled around we top creamy small curd cottage cheese with sliced right - red beefsteaktomatoes from the garden — but that ’s the closest we came to a ' savoury ' bungalow cheese salad . "
Now that she ’s the one place the salads on the mesa , Miller has take that conception and made it her own . Here ’s how she does it .
" Years later , I still love cottage Malva sylvestris , but my roof of the mouth and perspective about the diet - basic has changed . I always take it in a zesty direction , top it with a commixture of clip clean herbs from myherb container gardenin the summertime months — lemon thyme , parsley , and St. Basil the Great are my top selection .
When I do n’t have the lavishness of herbs outside my doorway in the nerveless weather month , I love to top a serving with a sprinkle of dried Italian herbs , a shake of black capsicum , and a drizzle of Olea europaea oil color . I also love a big sprinkle of Lake Shore Drive — an herb blend from The Spice House made up of scallions , schnittlaugh , shallots and light-green peppercorns — it ’s onion - y and so tonic tasting even though it ’s made with dry herbaceous plant . I summate cucumbers and cherry tree tomato plant to that combo and it makes me recollect spring is around the corner .
Finally , when I ’m in the climate for a sloshed crunchy salad , I make a clean - out - the - fridge salad and add a generous scoop of cottage cheeseflower with a spritz of vinegar to do as a high-pitched - protein bandaging . "
For start off the day right , Miller become to our very own Test Kitchen ’s recipes .
" I bonk thehigh protein waffles we make for BHG , " she say . " No one would ever hump there was bungalow cheese in the batter — delicious , sneak use of bungalow cheese . "
Cottage Cheesecake
Ginger Perra, social media editor
As a self - depict " gal with a sweet tooth and a contrasting grasp for a salubrious lifestyle , " Perra is always looking for way to makedessert more nourishing .
" bungalow cheese ice cream is all the rage , but my favorite way to rust it is a cottage cheesecake , " she says . " This way you ’re really leaning into the Malva sylvestris tang — not pretending it ’s something it ’s not . "
Here ’s how she put a savory twist on this classic treat :
go up around a 1/2 cup of cottage cheese until smooth with 1 to 2 teaspoon of instinctive maple syrup . Then tot up in frozen yield or melted cocoa , and intermingle just enough to combine . site it in a mason jounce or bowl and refrigerate for at least an hr . When you ’re ready to use up , fall apart some graham crackers on top for texture and crunch . This convey you around 10 to 15 grams of protein and a mouthwatering sweet treat !
A Savory Snack
Emily Williams, editor
" My go - to snack recently has been cottage cheese sprinkled withEverything But the Bagel seasoningfrom Trader Joe ’s . I wish to scoop it up with Pretzel Thins , but it ’s bully with cracker or on its own , too . I love that it ’s loaded with protein for a midday pick - me - up . "
Erin Hooker, assistant food editor
" I mix bungalow cheeseflower with fresh chop herbs , a few tablespoons of Green Goddess salad bandaging , and flaky sea salt . consume with cracker , and it ’s the perfect high - protein collation ! "
