Crushed Pea and Cottage Cheese on Sourdough
Creamy cottage cheese and crushed minted peas are piled onto crisp wholemeal sourdough with juicy cherry tomatoes and a hint of lemon. Ready in under 15 minutes, it’s a colourful and delicious lunch that’s quick to prepare.
Ingredients
- 200g fresh or frozen peas or frozen Edamame beans
- Zest and juice of ½ lemon
- Small bunch fresh mint leaves
- 4 slices wholemeal sourdough bread
- 250g natural cottage cheese
- 100g cherry tomatoes, quartered
- 1-2 teaspoons balsamic glaze or runny honey, to drizzle
- Freshly ground black pepper
Method
- Cook the peas or edamame beans in a pan of boiling water for 3 minutes until tender. Drain well and transfer to a bowl.
- Add the lemon zest and juice. Finely chop most of the mint leaves and add them to the slightly cooled peas. Season generously with freshly ground black pepper. Roughly mash the peas or edamame beans until you have a chunky texture.
- Toast the sourdough slices until crisp and golden. Spread the cottage cheese generously onto each sourdough slice.
- Spoon the crushed pea or edamame bean mixture over the cottage cheese and top with the cherry tomatoes.
- Finish with a drizzle of the balsamic glaze or runny honey, the remaining fresh mint leaves, and freshly milled black pepper.
Nutrition
Based on plain cottage cheese, each serving provides:
| Energy | Fat | Saturates | Sugars | Salt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 445kcal | 12g (Medium) | 4.7g (Low) | 16g (Low) | 1.2g (Medium) |
| 22% | 17% | 24% | 18% | 20% |
% of the reference intake
Each serving also provides: 53g Carbohydrates | 26g Protein | 9.8g Fibre
Typical values per 100g: 120kcal | 3.1g Fat | 1.3g Saturates
This recipe uses plain cottage cheese. If other ingredients are used then the nutrition information may vary.
