Description
You need just FIVE minutes and FIVE ingredients to transform a basic tub of cottage cheese into a luscious, packed-with-protein dip that even a cottage cheese sceptic will love. Serve with crunchy tortilla chips or pita chips for a wonderful crowd-pleasing party snack.
Ingredients
- 2 scallions (spring onions), chopped
- Handful of garlic chives
- 1.5 cups/300g cottage cheese
- 1/4 cup pickled jalapenos
- 1/4 cup sundried tomatoes
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (or use chilli oil or ginger scallion oil for more flavour)
You’ll also need a food processor, blender or food chopper for this recipe.
Instructions
- Prepare your topping. Set aside one of the scallions, and half the garlic chives (if you’re using them) and chop them finely. You’ll use them to top your dip with to serve.
- Blitz the dip. Add the cottage cheese, pickled jalapenos, sundried tomatoes, salt and the remaining scallions and garlic chives to the bowl of a food processor, or into your blender. Blitz until super smooth and creamy, scraping down the sides of your bowl a couple of times. This should only take a few minutes. Taste, then season with a little more salt if you like.
- Garnish and serve. Spoon the dip out onto a lipped serving plate, or into a small bowl. Use the back of your spoon to smooth the top and make a little well in the middle. Drizzle with the olive oil (or chilli oil or ginger scallion sauce) and then top with the chopped scallion and garlic chives. Enjoy with your favorite chips, crackers or crudites.
Notes
INGREDIENT NOTES: Regular, low-fat or zero-fat cottage cheese is fine, just use whatever you prefer. Swap the chives for basil, flat-leaf parsley, mint or cilantro if you like. You can also make this without the scallions or chives and just use the pickled jalapenos and sundried tomatoes – it’s equally as delicious.
STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS: The dip keeps for about 5 days, stored in the fridge (but honestly you’ll probably get through it quicker than that!). I don’t recommend freezing cottage cheese – it can change the consistency and make it more grainy.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS: The opportunities are genuinely limitless here. While it’s wonderful as a dip with your favorite chips, crackers or crudites (pita chips are my go-to), you can use it in sandwiches, as a topper for toast, as a quick no-cook pasta sauce or as a dipping sauce (try it with juicy lamb koftas or crispy no-peel potatoes).
- Prep Time: 5
- Category: dips
- Method: no cook
- Cuisine: american
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 50g
- Calories: 187
- Sugar: 5.1g
- Sodium: 749.1mg
- Fat: 8.8g
- Saturated Fat: 2.2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5.7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 1.5g
- Protein: 13.3g
- Cholesterol: 12.8mg