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Ingredients
Sweet Potato Toast with Cottage Cheese
- Ingredients
- 2 Sweet potato
- 1 carrot
- 3 stalks Basil
- 8 ozs Cottage cheese
- salt
- peppers
- ground paprika
- 2 pcs Red cabbage
Peel sweet potatoes, cut each into 6 thin slices and toast in a toaster for about 10 minutes or bake in a preheated oven at 400 F for 10 minutes.
In the meantime clean, wash and roughly grate the carrot. Wash basil, shake dry, pluck off some leaves and put aside, chop the rest. Mix cottage cheese with carrot and chopped basil and season with salt, pepper and paprika.
Wash the red cabbage leaves and cut into fine strips. Spread sweet potato slices with cottage cheese and cover with red cabbage strips and basil leaves.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 277 cal. | (13 %) | ||
| Protein | 10 g | (10 %) | ||
| Fat | 3 g | (3 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 51 g | (34 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 7.2 g | (24 %) |
Healthy, because
Sweet potatoes contain beta-carotenes, a type of antioxidant which helps protect the body's cells against free radical damage, as well as vitamin C, which supports young-looking skin and eye health. The cottage cheese adds tons of protein and calcium to this toast.
Even smarter
Drizzle a bit of honey on top of this toast for a sweet bite.