This avocado cottage cheese dip is a high-protein twist on guacamole made by blending ripe avocados with cottage cheese, garlic, cilantro, and Serrano pepper. Ready in 5 minutes with just 6 ingredients, this healthy dip has 5g of protein per serving and requires no cooking. Perfect for parties, meal prep, or healthy snacking.
We love a good dip situation here in the family. It's a big bonus when the dip is packed not only just with flavor but with healthy ingredients. And just in time for the Super Bowl? Yes Please!!
Another plus point is that you can make this avocado cottage cheese dip with ingredients that you most likely already have on hand. With my latest cottage cheese obsession, I always have some low-fat cottage cheese on hand. I have been making my savory cottage cheese breakfast bowl on rotation. And all the other ingredients I almost always have on hand.
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- 🔎Recipe overview
- 🥑What is Avocado Cottage Cheese dip?
- ✨Why you'll love this recipe?
- 📋Recipe Ingredients
- 📖Substitutions, Additions and Variations
- 👩🍳Steps to make this recipe
- 💡Vaishali's Pro Tips!
- 🫙Storage, freezing, and reheating instructions
- 🍽️What to serve with this dip
- ❓FAQ
- Related
- Easy Avocado Cottage Cheese Dip (High Protein)
🔎Recipe overview
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes (no-cook)
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings (2 cups)
- Protein per serving: 5g
- Calories per serving: 107
- Cuisine: Mexican-American, Fusion
- Diet: Vegetarian, gluten-free, high-protein
- Skill Level: Beginner (no cooking required)
🥑What is Avocado Cottage Cheese dip?
Think of this Avocado cottage cheese dip as a high-protein version of guacamole, blending creamy avocados with cottage cheese for a smooth, protein-packed dip. Unlike traditional guacamole made with only avocados, this version uses cottage cheese to add 5g of protein per serving while maintaining the rich, creamy texture you love. It's perfect if you are looking to add more protein to your diet without sacrificing flavor.
✨Why you'll love this recipe?
- Handful, simple ingredients - Just 6 ingredients, plus salt and pepper.
- 5-Minute Recipe - Literally throw everything in a blender and press a button. This is the ultimate no-cook, no-chop (well, minimal chop) appetizer.
- Healthier Than Traditional Dips - No cream cheese, sour cream, or mayonnaise. Yet it is rich, super creamy, and high in protein due to low-fat cottage cheese and avocado.
- Versatile Use – Use as a dip, spread on toast, dollop on tacos, mix into pasta, or use as a salad dressing base.
📋Recipe Ingredients
- Avocados - use large avocados. I prefer to buy Hass avocados whenever possible.
- Cottage Cheese - use your favorite brand, whatever fat content and curd size you like. This recipe will work great with all different kinds of cottage cheese. I have used low fat cottage cheese.
- Serrano pepper - can be medium to hot. Use jalapenos for lower heat and remove ribs and seeds to lower the heat level even more.
Don't forget to check out the recipe card below for a complete list of ingredients along with the quantities.
📖Substitutions, Additions and Variations
- Parsley - instead of cilantro, you can use parsley
- Spice level - use thai chili pepper to take the spice level up or use a jalapeno instead of the serrano to lower the spice level
- Gluten free - this recipe is naturally gluten free
- Red pepper flakes - sprinkle a pinch of red pepper flakes for garnish and a kick
- Extra virgin olive oil - you can also drizzle some good quality evoo on the dip. We are loving the Graza drizzle oil these days
- Seasoning - you can add garlic powder and/or onion powder to the dip as well
👩🍳Steps to make this recipe
Prep all the ingredients, put them together in a food processor or blender, and blend until smooth. Taste the dip and adjust salt, pepper and lemon juice if needed.
💡Vaishali's Pro Tips!
- To check avocado ripeness, gently press the stem end—it should yield slightly but not be mushy.
- For a chunkier texture, skip the blender and mash the avocado, cottage cheese and other ingredients together just like you would do it for making guacamole.
- If the dip is too thick to blend, you can add a teaspoon of olive oil or a splash of water to loosen it up a bit.
🫙Storage, freezing, and reheating instructions
This dip is best enjoyed freshly whipped. It can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 2 to 3 days. However, due to oxidation, the whipped avocado cream cheese dip might lose its bright green color and turn brownish.
🍽️What to serve with this dip
- Classic Dippers:
- Tortilla chips (regular, lime, or multigrain)
- Pita chips
- Bagel chips
- Plantain chips
- Root vegetable chips (see picture below)
- Healthy Options:
- Cucumber slices
- Bell pepper strips (red, yellow, orange)
- Carrot sticks, Celery sticks, Jicama sticks, Radish slices
- Creative Uses:
- Spread on toast or avocado and egg toast
- Dollop on tacos, burritos, or quesadillas (works great with my tandoori chicken quesadillas)
- Mix into scrambled eggs (check out this herbed scrambled eggs recipe)
- Use as salad dressing (thin with water or lime juice)
- Spread in wraps and sandwiches
- Top grilled chicken or fish
- Stir into pasta as a creamy sauce
❓FAQ
Guacamole traditionally has diced tomatoes, chopped onions, jalapeños, cilantro, garlic, and lime juice. Avocado dip is very similar but it is blended and there are no diced tomatoes or onions.
Yes! Cottage cheese dip is high in protein (5g per serving), low in calories (107 per serving), and made with whole food ingredients. It contains no cream cheese, sour cream, or mayo, making it a healthier alternative to traditional dips.
Yes! Instead of blending, mash the avocado and cottage cheese together with a fork (like traditional guacamole) and stir in the other ingredients. This creates a chunkier texture with visible cottage cheese curds.
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Love – Vaishali
Easy Avocado Cottage Cheese Dip (High Protein)
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 avocados large
- 1 cup low fat cottage cheese
- 3 cloves garlic peeled
- 8-10 sprigs cilantro
- 1 serrano pepper
- 1 lemon juiced, about 2 tablespoon juice
- Salt and fresh cracked black pepper to taste
- Red pepper flakes for garnish, optional
- Extra virgin olive oil for garnish, optional
- Chips to serve
Instructions
- Wash the cilantro and serrano pepper. Take the stem off from the pepper.
- Peel the garlic. Cut the avocados in halves, discard the pits, and scoop out the avocado into your blender jar.
- Add all the other ingredients to the jar and blend until smooth. You can break the stems of the cilantro into half.Pro tip: If your blender struggles, add ingredients in this order: cottage cheese first (bottom), then avocado, then remaining ingredients. This helps blades grab ingredients more easily.
- Take the dip out in a serving bowl. Sprinkle some red pepper flakes and drizzle extra virgin olive oil. Serve with chips of your choice or crudités.
Notes
- Avocados - use large avocados. I prefer to buy Hass avocados whenever possible.
- Cottage Cheese - use your favorite brand, whatever fat content and curd size you like. This recipe will work great with all different kinds of cottage cheese. I have used low fat cottage cheese.
- Serrano pepper - can be medium to hot. Use jalapenos for lower heat and remove ribs and seeds to lower the heat level even more.
- For a chunkier texture, skip the blender and mash the avocado, cottage cheese and other ingredients together just like you would do it for making guacamole.
- If the dip is too thick to blend, you can add a teaspoon of olive oil or a splash of water to loosen it up a bit.
- Parsley - instead of cilantro, you can use parsley
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- Gluten free - this recipe is naturally gluten free
- Red pepper flakes - sprinkle a pinch of red pepper flakes for garnish and a kick
- Extra virgin olive oil - you can also drizzle some good quality evoo on the dip. We are loving the Graza drizzle oil these days
- Seasoning - you can add garlic powder and/or onion powder to the dip as well
Jenna
I needed a last minute recipe to bring to a party and this was perfect! It was such a hit. Delicious!! Thank you 🙂
Gina P
We love dips at my house. Thanks for sharing!
Kevin Foodie
I recently made HeavenlySpice's Ranch Cottage Cheese Dip and enjoyed it. I am definitely going to try your Avocado Cottage Cheese Dip. It is a simple and easy dip. Thanks for sharing.
Carolyn M
This looks really yummy. I'm pinning for later. Do you have a recipe for the veggie chips you show with it in the photo above?
Vaishali
Hi Carolyn! Thanks! I did not make the chips. These are root vegetable chips from Trader Joe's
Charu
Loved this recipe. So easy to make and a guilt free option when you're munching.