Method:
Make a tasty pâté
Heat 30 ml butter and sauté 1 chopped onion until soft. Blend in a processor with 200 g smoked peppered mackerel, 200 ml low-fat smooth cottage cheese and 10 ml lemon juice until smooth.
Try these summer salads:
Toss together cubed and seeded watermelon, diced cucumber and a few sliced spring onions. Top with low-fat chunky cottage cheese.
Grill chicken breast fillets on the braai, slice and combine with shredded lettuce, cherry tomatoes, sliced mushrooms and low fat chunky cottage cheese with chives.
Make baby quiches to take along on a picnic. Cover the bases of prebaked pastry crusts with chopped onion, chopped ham, sliced yellow pepper and pieces of fresh asparagus. Cover with a mixture of 2 large eggs, 100 ml creamed smooth cottage cheese and 50 ml milk. Bake until set.
Bake potatoes, wrapped in foil, among the coals of your braai. Mix together fat-free smooth cottage cheese, a dash of crushed garlic and freshly chopped basil. Dollop on top of the baked potatoes and sprinkle with a little crisp, fried bacon.
Toast slices of Italian bread over the coals, top with chunky cottage cheese, smoked mussels or oysters and a sprinkling of snipped chives. Serve as a snack while you wait for the meat to cook.
