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    Published: Jan 18, 2018 · Modified: Apr 19, 2025 by Usha Rao

    Avocado Cottage Cheese Dip

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    Bowl of guacamole cottage cheese with chips.

    Avocado cottage cheese is a versatile, quick and easy condiment.  It doubles as both a dip and a spread. It is a great dip for chips and veggies, a spread for toasted bread, sandwiches and wraps. A good condiment to have on the menu when hosting a large gathering.

    Avocado and cottage cheese are both high in calories yet nutritious. Cottage cheese is rich in protein and avocado high in monounsaturated fat that is good in fighting bad cholesterol.

    A bowl of cottage cheese guacamole dip with chips.

    Update the post with additional content in April 2025.

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    • About the recipe
    • Ingredients
    • Instructions
    • Serving & Storage
    • Tips
    • Variation
    • More Dip Ideas
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    About the recipe

    To prepare avocado cottage cheese dip, blend in avocado, a few herbs and spices of your choice along with cottage cheese and voila, the cottage cheese avocado dip is ready to serve!  Alternately, mix together premade guacamole and cottage cheese.

    Besides being healthy, cottage cheese guacamole dip is rich in calories. Hence eat it in moderation. Though it is a dip, I personally prefer it as a spread on my toast.

    Ingredients

    • Avocado - Use ripe avocados. Cut in half, remove the pit and scoop out the flesh.
    • Cottage Cheese - any cottage cheese is good. I usually get small curd cottage cheese.
    • Jalapeno Pepper - Jalapeno peppers are the best for this recipe. However, a good replacement for these peppers are green chilies, Serrano peppers or any mild chili pepper.  The key here is, peppers ought to be mildly spicy and fleshy for a flavorful dip.
    • Veggies - Chopped red onion, garlic, cilantro and tomato.
    • Spices & Fruits - Lime or lemon juice, cumin powder, salt and black pepper powder.

    Instructions

    Step 1 - Make a cut around the avocado, twist it to separate it into two halves. Remove the pit (seed) and scoop out the flesh.

    Step 2 - Pulse jalapeno pepper and garlic in a food processor for a few seconds to make coarse mixture.

    Step 3 - To the same food processor bowl add avocado, cottage cheese, lime juice, salt, black pepper and process all the ingredients until well blended.

    Step 4 - Transfer to a serving bowl, add rest of the ingredients, mix and chill until ready to serve.

    Serving & Storage

    Serve guacamole cottage cheese with tortilla chips, veggies, or use as a spread for bread. I like it better as a spread on toasted bread than as a dip.  Cottage cheese guacamole also works as a nice spread for sandwiches and wraps.

    Try to consume cottage cheese guacamole the same day. However, if you do have some leftovers, refrigerate for a day or two. I never kept it beyond that.

    Bowl of dip with chips.

    Tips

    For a smooth dip, use a food processor or a blender.  For a coarse texture, use a food processor, hand chopper or a back or a spoon to mash avocado and cottage cheese. Use a molcajetes to make coarse paste of avocado and other ingredients.

    Variation

    A variation to avocado cottage cheese spread is replacing cheese with greek yogurt. Greek yogurt blends well with avocado and gives a smooth texture to the spread. I use this spread for sandwiches and wraps. Sometimes I replace Greek yogurt with thick yogurt.

    Open sandwich with guacamole cottage cheese spread.

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    📖 Recipe

    A bowl of cottage cheese guacamole dip with chips.

    Cottage Cheese Guacamole Dip & Spread

    Cottage cheese guacamole dip is a versatile condiment; a dip for chips and veggies, and a spread on bread. An under 10 minutes recipe.
    4.13 from 16 votes
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    Course: Appetizer, Condiment
    Cuisine: American, Mexican
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Servings: 2 cups
    Calories: 258kcal

    Ingredients

    • 1 Jalapeno Pepper
    • 1 Clove Garlic optional
    • 1 Avocado, about ½ cup after cutting and scooping out the flesh
    • ¾ cup Cottage Cheese
    • 2 tablespoon Lime Juice
    • ½ – ¾ teaspoon Salt adjust to taste
    • ⅛ – ¼ tsp Black Pepper Powder adjust to taste
    • ⅛ teaspoon Cumin Powder
    • ¼ cup finely chopped Red Onion or Scallions I used red onion
    • 2-3 tablespoon Tomato, pulp removed optional
    • 4 tablespoon chopped Cilantro

    Instructions

    • Take jalapeno pepper and garlic in a food processor bowl, process it for few seconds until jalapeno and garlic are minced.
      1 Jalapeno Pepper, 1 Clove Garlic
    • Make a cut around avocado. Twist it to separate it into two. Remove the pit (seed) and scoop out the flesh.
      1 Avocado,
    • To the same food processor bowl, add avocado, cottage cheese, lime juice, salt, black pepper and process all the ingredients until well blended.
      ¾ cup Cottage Cheese, 2 tablespoon Lime Juice, ½ – ¾ teaspoon Salt, ⅛ – ¼ teaspoon Black Pepper Powder, ⅛ teaspoon Cumin Powder
    • Transfer to a serving bowl, throw in rest of the ingredients, mix and chill until ready to serve.
      ¼ cup finely chopped Red Onion or Scallions, 2-3 tablespoon Tomato, pulp removed, 4 tablespoon chopped Cilantro
    • Serve with tortilla chips, veggies, or use as a spread for bread. I like it better as a spread on bread than as a dip.

    Notes

    • This is a versatile recipe and tweak to suit one’s palate. The dip/spread is mild in taste, hence adjust seasoning to taste.
    • If one prefers a coarse texture like guacamole, mash avocado and cottage cheese with a back of a spoon or a fork, and mix all the ingredients together.
    • Avocado and cottage cheese, though healthy, are rich in calories. Careful when serving it as a dip.
    • Serve dip with tortilla chips.
    • Nutrition - Values listed below are approximate. 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 0g | Calories: 258kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 878mg | Potassium: 683mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 520IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 92mg | Iron: 1mg
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    1. Priya Srinivasan says

      January 28, 2018 at 12:25 pm

      5 stars
      Awesome usha, dip looks delicious and that toast wants me to eat it now!!!

      Reply
    2. Sapana Behl says

      January 23, 2018 at 4:28 am

      Such a lipsmacking dip you got there. I could finish it all at one go.

      Reply
    3. Jayashree says

      January 22, 2018 at 11:26 pm

      This dip looks so creamy and delicious. Beautiful clicks.

      Reply
    4. themadscientistskitchen says

      January 22, 2018 at 10:59 am

      Simply awesome Usha. This is new to me and will try it on the LO fingers crossed.

      Reply
    5. Srivalli Jetti says

      January 22, 2018 at 12:13 am

      5 stars
      Simply awesome Usha, love it as a dip and a spread as well..what a neat and quick one to make!

      Reply
    6. Suja Ram says

      January 21, 2018 at 10:23 pm

      Cant take off eyes from your pics.. Thats such a creamy and yummy dip. My diet allows me Avocado and Cheese as well, so happy to make this. Pls clarify, by cottage cheese, do you mean Paneer or any other Cheese? Also, instead of jalepenos, can I use Chilli?

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      • MySpicyKitchen says

        January 22, 2018 at 11:53 am

        Suja, cottage cheese in the US is not Indian cottage cheese, paneer. Though the preparation is same, this cottage cheese is liquidy and not as firm as paneer. What you could do to get US cheese consistency is, when you make paneer, run it under water and let the cheese sit in a colander or strainer for few (2-5) minutes until most of the water is drained. Add little salt and little bit of cream (light cream or whipping cream) to get the liquid consistency. Do not hang the cheese for a long period of time as we do for paneer.

        Yes, you can use green chilies instead of jalapeno peppers.

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    7. vaishalisabnani says

      January 21, 2018 at 7:28 pm

      i just feel like picking up that toast..and that bowl from the screen ..looks fabulous.

      Reply
    8. Priya Kumar says

      January 21, 2018 at 6:40 am

      Please pass me this plate with bread.Put two more. So tempted to take them out from my screen. Loved it.

      Reply
    9. Harini-Jaya R says

      January 20, 2018 at 7:29 pm

      Lovely dip there! I have tried dips with cottage cheese and avocado separately. The combination sounds even better.

      Reply
    10. Priya Suresh says

      January 20, 2018 at 2:46 pm

      Such an alluring dip, am sure the addition of the cream cheese will definitely gives a fabulous texture to this guacamole dip.

      Reply
    11. Sandhiya says

      January 19, 2018 at 2:48 pm

      Wow, such a delicious and creamy dip. Mouthwatering, by look at the spread on the bread toast!!!

      Reply

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