Whipped garlic-herb bread
26 min · 11 g protein · 190 cals / serving
Garlic bread with a spread that is mostly whipped cottage cheese, loaded with fresh garlic, parsley and parmesan and enriched with real butter, baked on a split baguette until bubbling and golden at the edges.
Ingredients
- 1 small (9 oz) baguette, split lengthwise
Garlic spread
- 1 cup cottage cheese (1%)
- 1 1/2 tbsp butter, softened
- 5 cloves garlic, finely grated
- 1/3 cup grated parmesan
- 3 tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Steps
- Heat the oven to 425°F. Lay the baguette halves cut side up on a baking tray and toast them 3–4 minutes, until the cut surface is dry and just starting to crisp. This keeps the spread from soaking into the crumb.
- Meanwhile, blend the cottage cheese, butter, garlic, parmesan and pepper until completely smooth, then stir in the parsley.
- Spread the garlic mixture thickly over the toasted bread, right to the edges, and bake 10–12 minutes, until the spread is puffed and golden in spots and the crust is crisp. Slide it under the broiler for the last minute if you like it darker.
- Rest 2 minutes, then cut into slices and serve hot.
Good to know
Can I make the spread ahead?
Yes, up to three days in the fridge. The garlic gets stronger as it sits, which most people count as a bonus.
Why grate the garlic?
A fine grate releases more flavor than mincing and melts into the spread, so there are no raw, sharp chunks in the finished bread.
Per
- Calories
- 226
- Protein
- (23%)
- 13 g
- Fat
- (26%)
- 7 g
- Carbohydrates
- (50%)
- 29 g
- of which sugar
- 4 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 614 mg
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Computed from the ingredients with our published formula, not yet kitchen-tested. How
As written, 1143 kcal goes into the pot and 556 g of ingredients comes out as about 505 g of food: 226 kcal per 100 g. Cooking moves water and energy density is the score's biggest lever, so the dish is scored as cooked, not as an average of its parts. Every ingredient links to its food page, with the same data and score. The label's percentages are each macronutrient's share of the calories. The full formula.