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Ingredients
Walnut Cheese Spread on Whole Wheat
- Ingredients
- 8 slices Whole Wheat Bread
- 1 Tbsp butter (softened)
- 7 ozs Cottage cheese
- 4 ozs cream cheese
- 3 ozs green Pimento stuffed olive (drained; from the jar)
- 2 ozs Walnut
- salt
- white peppers
- 1 generous pinch ground paprika
- 2 sprigs thyme
Spread the bread slices with butter. In a bowl, mash the cottage cheese and cream cheese together.
Coarsely chop the olives and 2/3 of the walnuts.
Stir the olives and walnuts into the cheese mixture and season with salt and pepper. Spread the walnut cheese spread on the bread and dust with paprika.
Rinse thyme, shake dry, pluck leaves and sprinkle on top of the bread. Divide the sandwiches between 4 plates and serve.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 330 cal. | (16 %) | ||
| Protein | 17 g | (17 %) | ||
| Fat | 16 g | (14 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 27 g | (18 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 6.2 g | (21 %) |
Healthy, because
Whole wheat bread provides a ton of fiber, which stimulates digestion and ensures long-lasting satiety. Walnuts score points with plenty of healthy omega-3 fatty acids. Cream cheese contains a lot of protein and bone-strengthening calcium.
Even smarter
If you don't like olives, you can either leave them out of this dish completely or replace them with dried tomatoes.