Cottage Cheese and Salmon

Inspired by a smoked salmon bagel, this cottage cheese and salmon recipe is a simple and delicious way to start your day or as a filling mid-day snack. These high protein cottage cheese and smoked salmon bowls come together in a flash and are topped with simple but nourishing ingredients.

I love a big bagel for breakfast and lately, I’ve really been digging cottage cheese bowls, so this cottage cheese and smoked salmon bowl combines the two! A bowl of cottage cheese topping with all the fun bagel toppings, this recipe is perfect breakfast or snack.

 

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Thanks to the cottage cheese, this is a high protein recipe, which keeps you feeling full for longer! You definitely won’t have mid-morning hunger pangs when you start your day off with this cottage cheese and salmon bowl.
• It’s so easy to make! It only takes a couple of minutes to throw everything together. I’ve also had luck making this a day ahead of time without the avocados browning too much.
• It’s the perfect base recipe, as you can customize it however you please! Love cucumbers? Add them! Prefer lox? Swap it out! Want fresh dill? Add some!

Ingredients You’ll Need

• cottage cheese — cottage cheese is a wonderful source of protein, so it’ll leave you feeling satiated. Half a cup of 2% MF cottage cheese (110 grams) has 12 grams of protein! It’s soft, white, and creamy and it comes in different milk fat levels and curd sizes. I’m using 2% MF (2% milk fat) but I usually just pick whichever container is on sale!
• smoked salmon — smoked salmon is pretty high in quality protein and has essential omega-3 fats as well as several vitamins and minerals. I use the smoked salmon from Costco and each little individual pack has 75 grams.
• red onions — I love red onion but if you find raw red onion to be too strong, you can give it a quick soak in cold water to mellow the flavor out.
• grape tomatoes — I love the pop of color grape tomatoes provide, but they also add a rich, sweet taste.
• avocado — a great source of healthy fats, I love avocados at breakfast!
• everything bagel seasoning — no bagel inspired recipe is complete with everything bagel seasoning! I love the flavor combination of sesame seeds, sea salt flakes, dried minced garlic, dried minced onion, black sesame seeds, poppy seeds. It adds a savory, garlicky, and oniony flavor that’s also toasty and nutty.

How to Make Cottage Cheese and Salmon Bowls

• To a bowl, add the cottage cheese and smoked salmon.

• Add the sliced red onions, halved grape tomatoes, chopped avocado, and everything bagel seasoning on top. Serve immediately.

Recipe Tips and Notes

• If you are not a fan of the texture of regular cottage cheese, you can blend the cottage cheese to make whipped cottage cheese!
• Chia seeds, hemp hearts, jam, nut butter make for delicious additions to the salmon and cottage cheese bowl.
• Got extra cottage cheese? Try my cottage cheese with fruit for another breakfast recipe or cottage cheese pasta bake for an easy dinner.
• Make sure you cut everything into bite-sized pieces to make eating it easier.
• Other topping ideas include cucumbers, capers, fresh dill, chives, poached egg, bacon, and more! The sky is the limit.

Make Ahead Tips

• Meal prep: I don’t usually make this too far ahead of time as a meal prep but if I know I’m in a rush the next day, I’ll make this the night before and either add the avocado the next day or deal with a slightly browned avocado.

More High Protein Breakfast Ideas to Try

• Cottage Cheese with Fruit
• Protein Chia Pudding
• High Protein Overnight Oats
• Egg White Oatmeal
• Protein Protein Balls

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