Cucumber Sandwich with Cottage Cheese: The 5-Minute Lunch That Actually Fills You Up
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The secret to a filling lunch that takes 5 minutes? Cottage cheese on a cucumber sandwich. Sounds weird, tastes amazing, and keeps you full for hours without the post-lunch crash.
A cucumber sandwich with cottage cheese has been my go-to lunch for years—and once you try it with avocado on your favorite healthy bread, you’ll get why.
This healthy cucumber sandwich is ridiculously simple, actually filling (not like those sad desk salads), and perfect when you need something quick that won’t leave you starving an hour later.
Scroll to the bottom for the full recipe!
Why Cucumber Sandwiches with Cottage Cheese Actually Work
Here’s the thing about cucumber sandwiches—they usually leave you hungry in 30 minutes. But add cottage cheese? Game changer.
What makes this sandwich filling:
- High protein from cottage cheese (keeps you satisfied)
- Healthy fats from avocado
- Crunch and hydration from fresh cucumber
- Complex carbs if you use whole grain bread
Prep time: 5 minutes (seriously)
Makes: 1 sandwich (scale up as needed)
5 Minute Cucumber Sandwich with Cottage Cheese Recipe
5 minute Cucumber Sandwich + Cottage Cheese
Supply List
- Chop 3 seedless cucumbers
- 1 cup Hood Cottage Cheese with Chive
- Pinch of salt and pepper
- 1 Avocado for spread *optional
- Bread with crust removed or Whole Grain Sandwich Thins
Instructions : Step by Step
- Mix cucumbers, cottage cheese and seasonings in a bowl.
- Remove crust from bread, spread a thin layer of fresh avocado on slice of bread and top with cottage cheese mixture. Place top piece of bread on top and cut in half (or squares and serve as an appetizer)
Tips
How to Make a Cucumber Sandwich with Cottage Cheese
What you need:
- 2 slices of your favorite healthy bread (I use whole grain or sourdough)
- 1/4 cup cottage cheese (I use Hood Cottage Cheese)
- 1/2 cucumber, thinly sliced
- 1/2 avocado, sliced
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Optional: fresh dill, everything bagel seasoning, or red pepper flakes
Assembly:
- Toast your bread if you want (I usually don’t because I’m impatient)
- Spread cottage cheese on both slices
- Layer cucumber slices on one side
- Add avocado slices
- Season with salt, pepper, and whatever else sounds good
- Close it up and eat
That’s it. Five minutes, max.
Best Cottage Cheese for Sandwiches
I’ve been using Hood Cottage Cheese for this sandwich for years—it’s local to us here in Massachusetts, and honestly, it just tastes better than the other brands I’ve tried.
My favorite flavors for this sandwich:
- Cucumber & Dill (obviously perfect for this)
- Chive (adds extra flavor without extra effort)
- Plain (when I want to control the seasoning myself)
Hood also makes flavored cottage cheese like Pineapple, Honey & Pear, and Maple & Vanilla if you’re into sweet snacks.
Hood Cottage Cheese is a great snack with a great source of protein. They offer 10 different flavors in various size options, including single-serve and multi-serve.
A few of their top flavors: Cucumber & Dill, Chive, Pineapple, Honey & Pear, Maple & Vanilla, Low Fat with Peaches, and Garden Vegetables.
Other Ways to Use Cottage Cheese
If you’re new to the cottage cheese game, here are a few other ways I use it:
Quick snacks:
- Dip for crackers or veggie sticks
- Spread on bagels instead of cream cheese
- Straight from the container with fruit (no judgment)
I’m guilty of eating a couple of the single-serve containers a day. I dip my crackers in it, fruit, veggie sticks, and have been known to spread it on my bagel as an alternative to cream cheese.
Real meals:
We have an amazing Pineapple parfait recipe that we made last summer and it’s to die for!
We also have an easy cottage cheese quiche muffins with veggies recipe that’s perfect for meal prep.
I used Hood Cottage Cheese in both of these recipes and they are not only delicious, they are quick and easy to make.
Why This is My Go-To Lunch
I eat some version of this cucumber cottage cheese sandwich probably 3-4 times a week. It’s one of those things that sounds too simple to be good, but then you make it and realize it checks all the boxes:
- ✓ Takes 5 minutes
- ✓ Actually fills you up
- ✓ Doesn’t require cooking
- ✓ Tastes fresh and light (not heavy)
- ✓ High protein without being a boring chicken breast
Pro tip: Make sure your cucumber is thinly sliced. Thick chunks make the sandwich awkward to eat and it falls apart.
Cottage cheese is a healthy snack that fills you up and tastes delicious.
Want to try one of these amazing flavors for yourself? Check out the Hood Store Locator to find a store near you.
It’s kind of cool when you get to work with a brand that’s not only located 40 minutes from your house but one you actually grew up using. My grandfather was a dairy farmer for years, and he thinks it’s amazing that we work with Hood. (My gramps is so cute about it.)
As a local New England company, for 170 years Hood® has been committed to making the highest quality dairy products that you can trust to perform best every day.
Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Hood®. All opinions are 100% my own—I genuinely eat this sandwich multiple times a week.
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