High-Protein Smoked Salmon Breakfast Bowl (with Eggs and Cottage Cheese)

high protein smoked salmon breakfast bowl made with soft scrambled eggs, smoked salmon, pickled red onions, avocado and sesame sauce

High-Protein Smoked Salmon Breakfast Bowl (with Eggs and Cottage Cheese)

A high-protein breakfast bowl with cottage cheese, soft scrambled eggs, smoked salmon, avocado, pickled onions, and chili crisp. Fast, fresh, and naturally gluten-free.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword cottage cheese egg bowl, easy protein breakfast, gluten free breakfast bowl, high protein breakfast bowl, high protein smoked salmon breakfast bowl, smoked salmon cottage cheese bowl, smoked salmon eggs

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 2

Total Time 7

Servings bowl

Calories 624kcal

Ingredients

Bowl

½ cup cottage cheese
3 large eggs
5 slices smoked salmon
¼ cup pickled red onions
½ avocado sliced
2 tablespoons chili crisp
Salt and pepper to taste

Quick Pickled Onions

½ red onion thinly sliced
¼ cup hot water
¼ cup vinegar
1 teaspoon honey
½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

If you're pickling onions: Stir together ¼ cup hot water, ¼ cup vinegar, 1 teaspoon honey, and ½ teaspoon salt until dissolved, then add ½ thinly sliced red onion and let sit for at least 10 minutes.
Whisk: Crack 3 large eggs into a bowl, season with a pinch of salt, and whisk until combined.
Scramble: Cook the eggs over low heat, stirring gently, until soft, creamy, and just set.
Season: Spoon ½ cup cottage cheese into a serving bowl and season lightly with salt and pepper.
Assemble: Top the cottage cheese with the scrambled eggs, 5 slices smoked salmon, ½ sliced avocado, and ¼ cup pickled onions.
Finish: Spoon over 2 tablespoon chili crisp (or more to taste) and serve immediately.

Notes

Egg texture matters: Low heat is key. Pull the eggs early so they stay soft and custardy. "If they're cooked in the pan, they're overcooked on the plate." :)
Cottage cheese choice: Full-fat cottage cheese gives the best texture and flavor here.
Make it dairy-free: Swap cottage cheese for a dairy-free yogurt-style alternative if needed.
Extra crunch: Add toasted sesame seeds or crushed crackers on top.
Meal prep tip: Pickled onions keep in the fridge for up to a week! Make those ahead makes this bowl come together even faster.

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