Savory Cottage Cheese Toast with California Walnuts

By Paty Winters
Total Time
10 Mins
Serves
2
Serving Size
1 piece of toast
Meal
Snack
Course
Snack

DESCRIPTION

Craving a quick snack but don’t want something sweet? This savory cottage cheese toast with peppery arugula and crunchy California walnuts is sure to satisfy!

Prep Time
10 Mins
Cook Time
0 Mins
Total Time
10 Mins
Calories
212
Total Fat
11.4
Saturated Fat
1.2
Trans Fat
0
Polyunsaturated Fat
7.1
Monounsaturated Fat
1.3
Cholesterol
7.5
Sodium
337.1
Carbohydrates
18.7
Dietary Fiber
4.3
Total Sugars
6.8
Added Sugars
0
Protein
12.1
Vitamin D
0
Calcium
79.3
Iron
1
Potassium
202.6

Ingredients

  • ½ cup small-curd low-fat cottage cheese 2 pieces of whole grain bread, toasted
  • ½ English cucumber, shaved into ribbons*
  • ½ arugula
  • ¼ cup California walnuts, coarsely chopped
  • Balsamic glaze, optional
  • Pickled onions, optional

Preparation

  1. Spread ¼ cup cottage cheese on each of the toast halves.
  2. Divide the English cucumber ribbons, arugula and walnuts between each of the toast halves to top the cottage cheese.
  3. Garnish each toast half with a drizzle of balsamic glaze and pickled onions, optional.
  4. *To make cucumber ribbons, trim the ends of a firm English cucmber and use a wide vegetable peeler or mandoline to slice long, thin stips lengthwise. Avoid the seedy, watery sections for best texture