Smoked Salmon Cottage Cheese Bowl
A no-cook, high-protein bowl of creamy cottage cheese topped with smoked salmon, crisp cucumber, avocado and dill. It has the flavors of a lox bagel, comes together in five minutes and packs over 20 g of protein.
Nutrition per serving
1 bowl- Net carbs
- 6.4g
- Calories
- 326kcal
- Protein
- 24g
- Fat
- 22g
- Total carbs
- 10 g
- Fiber
- 3.6 g
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central values for each ingredient (optional ingredients excluded). Brands vary — check your labels if you track closely.
Ingredients
Jammy egg (vegetarian): Two jammy soft-boiled eggs replace the smoked salmon, for a meat-free bowl with about the same protein.
- Lower the eggs into boiling water and cook 6½ minutes for jammy yolks (9–10 minutes for firm), then cool them in ice water and peel. Arrange the halves over the cottage cheese in place of the salmon.
Mediterranean: Cherry tomatoes, Kalamata olives and a little oregano instead of salmon make a Greek-salad-style bowl.
- Toss the tomatoes with the cucumber, avocado, lemon and oregano, and scatter the olives over the top. Skip the capers and dill.
- Nice to have (optional)
- Nice to have (optional)
- Also add
- Nice to have (optional)
Estimated cost $4.48 for 1 servings ($4.48 each) · how we estimate
Instructions
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Spoon the cottage cheese into a shallow bowl and spread it out a little with the back of the spoon.
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Toss the cucumber and avocado with the lemon juice and the pepper.
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Arrange the salmon, cucumber and avocado over the cottage cheese and drizzle with the olive oil.
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Finish with dill, capers and a sprinkle of everything bagel seasoning, and eat right away.
Tips for success
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For a smooth, ricotta-like base, blend the cottage cheese for 20 seconds before spooning it into the bowl. - Cottage cheese varies by brand. Full-fat, small-curd styles are the creamiest; check the label for added starches or gums.
- Want something warm instead? Try smoked salmon scrambled eggs.
Nice to have, not needed
- Everything bagel seasoning gives the full bagel-shop effect — cracked black pepper and a pinch of flaky salt work too.
Storage & meal prep
- Keeps 1 day in the fridge
- Doesn’t freeze well
Reheat: Serve cold.
Prep tip: Pack the cottage cheese, salmon and cucumber in a lidded container and add the avocado just before eating, so it doesn't brown.
Best assembled fresh. Packed without the avocado, it keeps 1 day in the fridge.
Variations
2 variations, each with its own ingredients and macrosJammy egg (vegetarian)
DietTwo jammy soft-boiled eggs replace the smoked salmon, for a meat-free bowl with about the same protein.
- smoked salmon (lox) → eggs
7.1 g net · 403 kcal · 26 g protein · 29 g fat · ≈$1.89 per serving (+0.7 g net carbs vs the original)
Mediterranean
FlavorCherry tomatoes, Kalamata olives and a little oregano instead of salmon make a Greek-salad-style bowl.
- smoked salmon (lox) → Kalamata olives
- + 4 cherry tomatoes
- + ½ tsp dried oregano
8.6 g net · 295 kcal · 15 g protein · 22 g fat · ≈$2.10 per serving (+2.2 g net carbs vs the original)
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