Avocado, Cottage Cheese & Honey Toast with optional bacon

Creamy avocado, cottage cheese, a drizzle of honey and a scattering of chilli flakes piled onto crunchy sourdough toast. Sweet, salty, creamy and spicy, what's not to love?

Cottage cheese adds plenty of protein, while avocado and sourdough provide fibre, making this a satisfying brunch that should keep you going well into the afternoon.

Personally, I love adding crispy bacon lardons for their salty, savoury richness, but they're completely optional. You could just as easily add your own spin by adding hot-smoked salmon or a poached egg, or simply enjoy it exactly as it is.

Recipe Overview

Prep: 5 minutes Cook: 5–8 minutes Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 2 slices sourdough bread

• 1 large ripe avocado

• 150g cottage cheese

• 2 tsp runny honey, or to taste

• ½ tsp chilli flakes, or to taste

• Squeeze of fresh lemon juice

• Freshly ground black pepper

• Pinch of sea salt

Optional

• 80g bacon lardons, 40g per person

Other topping ideas

• Hot-smoked salmon

• Poached egg

Method

1. If using the bacon, add the lardons to a dry frying pan and cook until golden and crisp. Drain on a little kitchen paper and set aside.

2. Toast the sourdough until crisp and golden.

3. Scoop the avocado into a bowl, add a squeeze of lemon juice and season with a little salt and black pepper. Roughly mash with a fork, keeping some texture.

4. Spread the mashed avocado generously over each slice of sourdough.

5. Spoon the cottage cheese over the avocado, then drizzle with honey and sprinkle with chilli flakes.

6. If using, scatter the crispy bacon lardons over the top and finish with a little extra black pepper.

Serve immediately while the toast is still warm and crunchy.

Nutrition (Approximate, per serving)

Without bacon:

• Calories: 390 kcal

• Protein: 18g

• Carbohydrates: 43g

• Fat: 17g

• Fibre: 8g

With 40g bacon lardons:

• Calories: 500 kcal

• Protein: 25g

• Carbohydrates: 43g

• Fat: 26g

• Fibre: 8g

Nutrition will vary depending on the sourdough, cottage cheese and bacon used.

Why This Works (60Fit Approach)

This is a great example of how a few everyday ingredients can make a satisfying, nutrient-rich meal without spending ages in the kitchen.

Cottage cheese provides a substantial protein boost, while avocado contributes fibre and predominantly unsaturated fats. Using a good sourdough adds another source of carbohydrate and, depending on the bread you choose, additional fibre.

The honey and chilli might seem like small additions, but together they transform the toast, giving you that lovely combination of sweet, creamy, salty and spicy.

Nutrient Boosting Benefits

Cottage Cheese A useful source of high-quality protein and calcium, making it an easy way to increase the protein content of breakfast or brunch.

Avocado Provides fibre, potassium, folate and predominantly unsaturated fats.

Sourdough Provides carbohydrate for energy and can contribute useful fibre, particularly if you choose wholemeal or seeded sourdough.

Bacon, optional Adds extra protein and plenty of savoury flavour. A little goes a long way here, so 40g per person is enough to give the dish that salty, crispy finish without overwhelming the other ingredients.

60Fit Tip

Don't completely smooth the avocado or cottage cheese. Keeping plenty of texture makes this feel much more substantial and stops everything disappearing into one creamy layer.

And don't skip the honey and chilli flakes! That little combination of sweetness and heat is what makes such a simple piece of toast taste rather special.