I really dig cottage cheese and tomatoes. I wasn’t always this way. Used to be that it didn’t appeal to me at all — I dunno, too bland or something? Thing is, cottage cheese and tomatoes are one of the best meals you can have, especially at lunch time. I’ve found it to be filling, tasty and packs a nice protein punch with a side of veggie carbs that are just right.
How did I begin to love this simple, yet good-for-fatties food? I started experimenting with different herbs and spice mixtures that really liven up the old school “cottage cheese and tomatoes” into a new school gourmet treat! I’m going to give a general recipe you can follow, but you should experiment with your own favorite spices and herbs. Fresh herbs are just lovely with it, I especially enjoy thyme and basil, fresh, diced up and tossed in with the cottage cheese. Oh, and another thing, I don’t like “fat-free” anything, and that includes cottage cheese. yuk. It’s got to have a little butterfat in there to keep my taste buds satisfied, so what I do is go for the low-fat or reduced-fat cottage cheese. Again, to each his own here, some people dig the fat-free stuff, just not I. Use it for this recipe if you like it.
1 cup of your favorite cottage cheese
2 ripe tomatoes (or one large one)
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
2 tbs chopped fresh thyme
Now here is the kicker: Go to the supermarket and select one of their multi-spice combos that fits your taste buds. I selected one I really like that has hot red pepper in it in addition to 14 other spices and a little salt.
Toss your cottage cheese with the fresh herbs, cut the tomatoes in wedges of 4 and place them around the mound of cottage cheese that has been tossed with the fresh herbs. Now, sprinkle your favorite multi-spice addition on top of everything. Viola’ ! You have a jazzy fun cottage cheese and tomatoes!
An Old Standby made New: Cottage Cheese & Tomatoes
I really dig cottage cheese and tomatoes. I wasn’t always this way. Used to be that it didn’t appeal to me at all — I dunno, too bland or something? Thing is, cottage cheese and tomatoes are one of the best meals you can have, especially at lunch time. I’ve found it to be filling, tasty and packs a nice protein punch with a side of veggie carbs that are just right.
How did I begin to love this simple, yet good-for-fatties food? I started experimenting with different herbs and spice mixtures that really liven up the old school “cottage cheese and tomatoes” into a new school gourmet treat! I’m going to give a general recipe you can follow, but you should experiment with your own favorite spices and herbs. Fresh herbs are just lovely with it, I especially enjoy thyme and basil, fresh, diced up and tossed in with the cottage cheese. Oh, and another thing, I don’t like “fat-free” anything, and that includes cottage cheese. yuk. It’s got to have a little butterfat in there to keep my taste buds satisfied, so what I do is go for the low-fat or reduced-fat cottage cheese. Again, to each his own here, some people dig the fat-free stuff, just not I. Use it for this recipe if you like it.
1 cup of your favorite cottage cheese
2 ripe tomatoes (or one large one)
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
2 tbs chopped fresh thyme
Now here is the kicker: Go to the supermarket and select one of their multi-spice combos that fits your taste buds. I selected one I really like that has hot red pepper in it in addition to 14 other spices and a little salt.
Toss your cottage cheese with the fresh herbs, cut the tomatoes in wedges of 4 and place them around the mound of cottage cheese that has been tossed with the fresh herbs. Now, sprinkle your favorite multi-spice addition on top of everything. Viola’ ! You have a jazzy fun cottage cheese and tomatoes!