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.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time3 minutesmins
Total Time13 minutesmins
Protein: dairy
Dairy Collection: cottage cheese, dairy
Occasion: summer gathering, weeknight meal
Course: Breakfast, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean
Keyword: citrus, healthy, no-cook, quick
Difficulty: easy
Season: all year round, summer
Servings: 4people
Calories: 445kcal
Ingredients
200gfresh or frozen peas or frozen Edamame beans
Zest and juice of ½ lemon
Small bunch fresh mint leaves
4sliceswholemeal sourdough bread
250gnatural cottage cheese
100gcherry tomatoes,quartered
1-2teaspoonsbalsamic glaze or runny honey,to drizzle
Freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
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.