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Savory cottage cheese breakfast bowl with sliced avocado, jammy egg, cherry tomatoes and pumpkin seeds in distinct colorful sections.; title text reads Savory Cottage Cheese Breakfast Bowl Recipe
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Savory Cottage Cheese Breakfast Bowl Recipe

A five-minute savory cottage cheese breakfast bowl with avocado, tomato, egg and crisp seed topping.
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Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
Total Time 14 minutes
Servings: 1 bowl
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Calories: 520
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup cottage cheese
  • 1 large egg cooked to preference
  • 1/2 small avocado sliced
  • 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1 tablespoon toasted pumpkin seeds
  • 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 pinch red-pepper flakes
  • salt and black pepper to taste

Equipment

  • Small saucepan or skillet
  • Serving bowl
  • Knife

Method
 

  1. Cook the egg by a preferred safe method and keep it warm.
  2. Spoon cottage cheese into a bowl and add black pepper.
  3. Arrange avocado and tomatoes in separate sections.
  4. Add the warm egg and pumpkin seeds.
  5. Drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice.
  6. Add red-pepper flakes and salt only after tasting the cheese.

Notes

  • Read relevant ingredient labels and the manual for any appliance used.
  • Begin checking at the early end of the time range.
  • USDA lists 160°F for eggs and 165°F for casseroles and poultry; use a thermometer when safety certainty matters.
  • This recipe was developed through culinary research and editorial review.