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Ethiopian Spiced Cottage Cheese with Greens (Gomen Kitfo)

Rated as 2 out of 5 Stars
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"This is an Ethiopian recipe that is slightly altered to better accommodate ingredients commonly available in the US. Use spinach if you prefer; and if you can't find cardamom, just leave it out. I first made this for a school project in junior high."
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Ingredients

35 m servings 163 cals
Original recipe yields 6 servings

Directions

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  1. In a bowl, stir together cottage cheese, 1 clove minced garlic, cardamom, 1 teaspoon ginger, and ground cloves. Cover, and set aside.
  2. Heat margarine in a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat. Stir in onions, 2 cloves of minced garlic, 2 teaspoons of fresh ginger, and chile peppers; and cook until onions are soft. Stir in greens, and cook until wilted. Drain, and serve over cottage cheese mixture.
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Nutrition Facts


Per Serving: 163 calories; 7.6 g fat; 12.8 g carbohydrates; 13.4 g protein; 11 mg cholesterol; 375 mg sodium. Full nutrition

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We are no strangers to collard greens in our house, but adding the cottage cheese and spices set it off nicely

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I had cottage cheese by chance and I wanted to spice it up a bit, but this was not the best way to do it. I didn't like it personally, I thought the clove taste was a little overwhelming. Howeve...

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One of my favorite restaurants is Ethiopian, so I always keep an eye out for recipes from this country. This was fairly dull. Perhaps the cottage cheese is a little too sharp.

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