Burst Heirloom Tomato Cottage-Cheese Breakfast Bowls with Soft Eggs

Serves 4 · 8 min prep · 12 min cook

Ingredients

• 2 cups full-fat cottage cheese
• 2 pints heirloom cherry tomatoes
• 4 large eggs
• 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 3, thinly sliced garlic cloves
• 1/2 cup, torn fresh basil leaves
• 3/4 tsp kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
• 2 tsp everything bagel seasoning
• 4 slices (optional) crusty sourdough toast

Instructions

1. 1Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and add the olive oil. When the oil shimmers, tip in the cherry tomatoes and let them sit undisturbed for 2 minutes so the bottoms blister and char.
2. 2Add the sliced garlic and red pepper flakes, then shake the pan and continue cooking, stirring only occasionally, until most tomatoes burst and release their juices into a jammy sauce, 4 to 5 minutes total. Season with half the salt and black pepper.
3. 3While the tomatoes cook, divide the cottage cheese among four shallow bowls and smooth it into an even base layer. Sprinkle lightly with everything bagel seasoning.
4. 4Reduce the tomato skillet heat to medium-low. Crack the eggs directly into the spaces between the burst tomatoes. Cover the pan and cook until the whites are just set and the yolks remain runny and jammy, 3 to 4 minutes.
5. 5Spoon the hot burst tomatoes and soft eggs over each cottage-cheese base, making sure every bowl gets plenty of garlicky tomato juices. Tear fresh basil leaves over the top while everything is still steaming so the herb wilts slightly.
6. 6Finish each bowl with a final pinch of salt, cracked black pepper, and an extra dusting of everything bagel seasoning for crunch.
7. 7Serve immediately with a slice of toasted sourdough on the side for scooping if desired. The contrast of cool creamy cottage cheese against hot jammy tomatoes and runny egg is the signature texture.
8. 8These bowls come together in under 15 minutes and deliver serious protein for busy weekday mornings while peak heirloom tomatoes still taste like summer.