Low Fat Kitchen Recipe
Cottage Cheese Sour Cream Swap
by Kyle / @kyle
A blended cottage-cheese topping with lemon and vinegar for baked potatoes, tacos, bowls, and dips.
Cook time
5 minutes
Servings
2 to 4
Difficulty
No-cook
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Steps
- 1Add the cottage cheese, lemon juice, vinegar, salt, and pepper to a blender or food processor. A small blender works best for this amount.
- 2Blend for 30 seconds, stop, scrape down the sides, and blend again until the curds disappear and the mixture looks smooth.
- 3If it is too thick to spoon, add water 1 teaspoon at a time and blend after each addition. Stop when it has the thickness of sour cream; too much water makes it runny.
- 4Taste it. Add another small squeeze of lemon for brightness or a pinch of salt if it tastes flat.
- 5Spoon into a covered container and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes so it thickens and the tang settles.
- 6Use it on baked potatoes, tacos, griddle buns, chili, or as the base of a dip. Keep refrigerated and use within 3 days.
Grit & Soul tip
Low-fat and nonfat cottage cheese vary in moisture. The water is optional; add it only if the blender needs help moving.
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