Crisp toast piled with creamy cottage cheese, juicy tomatoes and cucumber, finished with olive oil and chili flakes. This pesto version is finished with fresh basil and pine nuts and parmesan cheese. Ready in about 8 minutes.
Prep 5 min Cook 3 min Serves 1 Easy
Ingredients
🧀Paneer1/2 cup cottage cheese (or crumbled fresh paneer)
🌿Fresh Basil1 cup
🫙Olive Oil1 tsp
🍅Cherry Tomatoes6, halved
🫙Pine Nuts2 tbsp
🌾Sourdough Bread2 slices
🌶️Black Pepperto taste
Optional extras
🫙Honey1 tsp, optional
🧀Parmesan Cheese1/4 cup
🥬Cucumber1/4, sliced
🌶️Chili Flakesa pinch
Instructions
1
Toast the bread until golden and crisp.
2
Spread each slice thickly with cottage cheese.
3
Top with tomatoes and cucumber.
4
Drizzle with olive oil, season with salt, pepper and chili flakes (or honey for a sweet version) and eat immediately.
5
Blend basil, pine nuts, parmesan and olive oil into a quick pesto and spoon it over.
Chef's tip
Drain very wet cottage cheese briefly in a sieve so the toast stays crisp.
