A delicious, extra-creamy, protein-rich dip! Cottage cheese and avocado are pureed together with classic guacamole ingredients.
Adding cottage cheese to your guacamole gives it a great taste and adds protein to this delicious snack. I prefer to puree the cottage cheese for the perfect texture, but you can simply mix it all up. It’s delicious with tortilla chips, but you could serve this creamy dip with fresh veggies instead.
Scroll down to read more about how it all comes together or click here to jump straight down to the recipe.
Using Cottage Cheese
Adding cottage cheese to your guacamole gives some added creaminess, a subtle cheesy flavor, and just a touch of tang. But it also gives this great dip added protein!
Cottage cheese is a great addition to a lot of recipes like my Cottage Cheese Chicken Salad and my Green Goddess Salad Dressing. Whether you’re looking to add creaminess with less fat or when you just want to up the protein, it’s a great choice.
Mixing vs. Pureeing
Lots of cottage cheese avocado dips and guacamole recipes simply have you stir in the cottage cheese to the mashed avocado. This works fine if you’re in a rush or don’t want to dirty your blender.
But it’s so much better when you whip up the cottage cheese in a food processor or blender before adding it to the other ingredients. It gives you the perfect texture that’s so light and smooth, truly silky. I do this when making Cottage Cheese Avocado Toast too.
Substitutions
I really like this guacamole recipe from Downshiftology but had to make some important changes to make it work with the added cottage cheese.
For instance, the reason this guacamole recipe has lemon pepper and tomato powder instead of lemon juice or lime juice and fresh tomato is that sometimes cottage cheese can curdle when mixed with something acidic. This way, no matter what brand of cottage cheese you have, it won’t curdle.
Now, while I love the tomato powder and the savory tomato taste that it adds, it is an ingredient that you likely don’t already have on hand (find it on Amazon here). I only use a small amount for this recipe and it is optional.
If you don’t have lemon pepper seasoning on hand, you can substitute in coriander or sumac, both of which have that citrus flavor. You could also use a small amount of crystallized lime, like True Lime, but you’d only want to use about 1/8 of a teaspoon.
Using dry ingredients also makes it easier to quickly throw together, just like with my guacamole seasoning blend recipe. You could absolutely use that seasoning here as well along with the avocados and cottage cheese. It has onion and garlic powder and other dried versions of the fresh ingredients below.
I just know you’re going to love this delicious guacamole dip!
Podcast Episode: Making Cottage Cheese Guacamole
Listen to me explain briefly about how to make this recipe, with some great tips along the way, by clicking the play button below:
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Cottage Cheese Guacamole Recipe
Cottage cheese pureed with avocado and other classic guacamole ingredients is a delicious, extra-creamy, and protein-rich snack or appetizer.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Mix
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 clove garlic
- 3 avocados, peeled and pitted
- 1/4 tsp. lemon pepper
- 1/4 tsp. tomato powder (optional)
- 1/2 small onion, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro
- 1/2 jalapeño pepper, seeds removed, minced
Instructions
- Measure the cottage cheese into a small food processor or blender. Add the salt and the garlic. Puree until smooth, scraping down sides occasionally. If it won’t blend well, add a teaspoon or two of water.
- Put the ripe avocado flesh into a large bowl and mash them with a fork, making them fairly smooth but still with some texture.
- Scrape the cottage cheese mixture onto the avocados, add the lemon pepper, tomato powder, if using, and stir. Add the onion, cilantro, and jalapeño. Stir well and serve.
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