Cottage Cheese Dip

Creamy, savory, and packed with flavor and protein!

This cottage cheese dip is the perfect easy appetizer! Blended until smooth and topped with a rich Italian-style tomato mixture, it’s a delicious balance of fresh, tangy, and herby goodness. Serve it with crusty bread, crackers, or veggies. Simple ingredients, big flavor!

COTTAGE CHEESE DIP WITH TOMATO AND OLIVE TOPPING

Recipe by Mark Calaminici

Serves 4-6

Ingredients

Cherry tomatoes, to taste, halved or quartered

Castelvetrano olives, to taste, pitted and chopped

Peperoncini, to taste, stems and seeds removed, chopped

Red onion, to taste, finely chopped

Fresh basil, to taste, torn

Salt, to taste

Freshly cracked pepper, to taste

Extra virgin olive oil, to taste

Balsamic glaze, to taste

Cottage cheese, I used 500g, strained optional

Bomba sauce, to taste

Parmigiano-Reggiano, finely grated, to taste

Method

1. In a bowl add tomatoes, olives, peperoncini, onion, basil and season with salt, freshly cracked pepper, a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and balsamic glaze. Mix everything together and taste and adjust seasonings.

2. In a food processor, add cottage cheese, bomba sauce, a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, Parmigiano-Reggiano and season with salt and freshly cracked pepper. Pulse to the constancy that you prefer, super smooth or a bit chunky. Once done remove to a bowl, add the topping mixture and serve with crispy bread, crackers or veggies.