Cottage cheese bowl with BBQ veg, olives and pesto

Quick, easy and delicious lunch for one or more.

Image of a heart-healthy cottage cheese bowl topped with BBQ green beans, capsicum, olives, pickled onion, pesto and chopped nuts, served with toasted wholegrain bread.
SERVES1
PREP TIME5-15 mins
COOK TIME5-15 mins
MEAL TYPELunch
PREP TIME5-15 mins
COOK TIME5 - 15 mins
MEAL TYPELunch

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Method

  1. BBQ, grill or stir-fry the beans and capsicum over a high heat until they are beginning to blacken
  2. Remove from heat and place in a mixing bowl along with the pickled onion, olives and pesto and mix well
  3. Place cottage cheese in serving bowls and top with vegetables
  4. Sprinkle the nuts over the top and serve with wholegrain bread.

Tips

  • Pesto is easy to make and a great addition to have on hand for a quick meal. It also keeps well frozen
  • Pickled vegetables are another great standby to lift the flavours of a meal.

  • 1 cup
    sliced fresh or frozen green beans
  • ½  cup
    sliced fresh or frozen capsicum
  • 1 tbsp
    sliced pickled onion
  • 1 tbsp
    sliced olives
  • 1 tbsp
    pesto
  • ½  cup
    cottage cheese
  • 1 tbsp
    chopped nuts
  • 1 
    slice wholegrain bread
Per serve
  • Energy
    1685 kJ
  • Total Fat
    19.7g
  • Saturated Fat
    4.7g
  • Total Carbohydrate
    39.1g
  • Sugars
    12.7g
  • Dietary Fibre
    8.8g
  • Protein
    28.5g
  • Sodium
    867mg