Broccoli Cottage Cheese Spread

Adding veggies to your breakfast is a great way to increase your daily vegetable intake. For some eating veggies for breakfast sounds a bit daunting, but we promise, this spread incorporates all the goodness, and is a yummy side dish for your bacon & eggs breakfast. 

For this spread we’ve kept it simple, and chosen the 3 ingredients for their nutritional value. The chickpeas boost this spread with their protein power, to keep you feel satisfied for longer. Chickpeas are cholesterol-free, and also add dietary fiber and potassium.

Cottage cheese contains probiotics, and are also a source of vitamin B12 and calcium. Additional calcium is provided by broccoli, which is one of the vegetables that for all its benefits you can hardly eat enough of, and because you’re eating it raw, all nutritional value is preserved. 

To make this spread, we’ve used the OmniBlend I with a 2 litre jug. For this kind of dishes even though the portion is small, the larger jug works better because of its slightly tapered shape. As the 2ltr jug is a bit narrower at the bottom, you can blend the ingredients more easily to a paste, using the tamper as you blend.

So here we go, a super nutritious spread to rev up your morning!

Serves 4:

• 1 ¼ cup broccoli
• 1 cup chickpeas
• 2 tbsp cottage cheese
• Salt & pepper to taste

Frozen broccoli makes for a convenient solution to always have broccoli at hand, which comes in handy when you want to add broccoli to your smoothies, or in soups.

Simply add all ingredients to the jug, put the lid on, and blend on low speed. Use the tamper (only through the hole in the lid) to ensure all ingredients are blended evenly to a smooth spread. Ready! It’s as simple as that.

This spread can also be used in wraps, on burgers, or for a bread & cheese platter.

Enjoy!