Cucumber cottage cheese bites
Thick cucumber rounds topped with herbed cottage cheese, chopped olives and lemon.
- Hands-on
- 7 min
- Total time
9 min, show breakdown
- Prep 7 min
- Cook 0 min
- Clean up 2 min
- Pans
- 0
- Ingredients
- 6
- Cost/serving
- $1.35
Per serving
- Calories
- 155
- Protein
- 13 g
- Fiber
- 0.8 g
- Net carbs
- 8.5 g
- Fat
- 8.1 g
High in (% Daily Value per serving): Vitamin K 65%, Selenium 25%, Riboflavin (B2) 24%, Vitamin B12 22%
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- ¼ medium cucumber (75 g), about 8 cm (3 in)
½ cup cottage cheese, 2% (113 g)
Same amount as: 120 mL.
1 tbsp olives (kalamata or black) (8.4 g), Kalamata, pitted
Same amount as: 15 mL.
1 tbsp fresh parsley (3.8 g), or mint
Same amount as: 15 mL.
1 tsp lemon juice (5 g)
Same amount as: 5 mL, ⅛ lemon squeezed from fresh lemons.
1 tsp olive oil (4.5 g)
Same amount as: 5 mL.
- black pepper, to taste
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Nutrition Facts
1 serving per recipe
Serving size 1 plate (210 g raw)
| Nutrient | Per serving | % DV* | Whole recipe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 155 | ||
| Total fat | 8.1 g | 10% | |
| Saturated fat | 2.1 g | 11% | |
| Cholesterol | 14 mg | 5% | |
| Sodium | 414 mg | 18% | |
| Total carbohydrate | 9.4 g | 3% | |
| Dietary fiber | 0.8 g | 3% | |
| Total sugars | 6 g | ||
| Net carbs† | 8.5 g | ||
| Protein | 13 g | 25% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.11 mcg | 1% | |
| Calcium | 151 mg | 12% | |
| Iron | 0.95 mg | 5% | |
| Potassium | 281 mg | 6% | |
| Vitamin A | 44 mcg | 5% | |
| Vitamin C | 9.2 mg | 10% | |
| Vitamin E | 0.87 mg | 6% | |
| Vitamin K | 78 mcg | 65% | |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.05 mg | 4% | |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.31 mg | 24% | |
| Niacin (B3) | 0.29 mg | 2% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.1 mg | 6% | |
| Folate | 26 mcg | 6% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.53 mcg | 22% | |
| Magnesium | 25 mg | 6% | |
| Zinc | 0.79 mg | 7% | |
| Selenium | 14 mcg | 25% |
Estimated, not verified. These numbers are calculated from typical ingredient data and haven't been checked against a lab or your brands. Check the labels of what you buy and confirm anything that matters to you, especially sodium, sugar and allergens.
* % Daily Value shows how much one serving adds to a 2,000-calorie day. † Net carbs is not on US labels; it is total carbs minus fiber, allulose, erythritol and half of other sugar alcohols. "To taste" amounts are counted as written. Counted items (eggs, cloves, spoons) use the rounded amount shown in the ingredient list. Vitamins and minerals are from raw ingredients; cooking lowers some, especially vitamin C and folate. How this is calculated.
Steps
Cut the cucumber into rounds 1.5 cm (½ in) thick. Pat them dry.
Chop the olives and parsley finely.
In a small bowl, stir the cottage cheese with the parsley, lemon juice and pepper.
Done looks like: Green flecks all through the cheese. Spoon the cheese onto the rounds. Top with the olives and a few drops of olive oil.
Equipment
Chef's knife, 20 cm (8 in) $15–50
What to look for
- Comfortable handle that does not slip when wet
- Blade you can sharpen, or a cheap one you replace every few years
Skip: Knife blocks with 12 knives. A chef's knife and a small paring knife cover almost everything.
Cutting board $10–30
What to look for
- At least 30 × 40 cm (12 × 16 in), so food stays on it
- Wood or plastic; plastic goes in the dishwasher
Skip: Glass or stone boards. They dull knives fast.
What goes wrong
| What | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Topping slides off | Wet cucumber or runny cottage cheese. | Dry the rounds, and drain the cottage cheese in a sieve for a minute first. |
| Too salty | Olives and cottage cheese are both salty. | Don't add salt. Rinse the olives if they are very briny. |
Notes
Allergies: removing an allergen from the recipe does not remove it from your kitchen or from other products. Check labels for "may contain" warnings.
Pregnancy: Use cottage cheese made from pasteurized milk (most is; check the label).