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Everything But the Bagel Cottage Cheese and Lox Bowl

By Gina Homolka
Cottage cheese with lox tomatoes cucumber and everything bagel seasoning.
Photo by Eva Kolenko

I love cottage cheese: It’s loaded with protein and makes the perfect base for this savory bowl that’s inspired by all the toppings I love on a bagel (minus the bread). Perfect for breakfast or a snack, these bowls are an easy way to get more nutrient-rich foods into your day. If you’re not a fan of cottage cheese, you can use plain yogurt instead.

This recipe was excerpted from ‘Skinnytaste Simple’ by Gina Homolka. Buy the full book on Amazon.

What you’ll need

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 1

Ingredients

3⁄4 cup cottage cheese (I like Good Culture Low-Fat Classic)
1 oz. Nova lox, chopped
1⁄2 cup sliced Persian (mini) cucumbers
1⁄2 medium orange or yellow bell pepper, chopped
10 grape tomatoes, halved
1 thin slice red onion, chopped
1 tsp. salt-free everything bagel seasoning

Preparation

  1. Place the cottage cheese in a small bowl. Layer the lox, cucumbers, bell pepper, and tomatoes on top of the cottage cheese. Garnish with the red onion, drizzle with 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil, and sprinkle with the everything bagel seasoning.

Cover of Skinnytaste Simple cookbook.
Excerpted from Skinnytaste Simple copyright © 2023 by Gina Homolka. Photographs copyright © 2023 by Eva Kolenko. Published by Clarkson Potter, an imprint of Random House. Buy the full book from Amazon or Penguin Random House.
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