Hungarian Cottage Cheese Spread (Körözött)

EXECUTION: EASY PREPARATION TIME 10 mins. PORTIONS 4.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup dry ricotta or farmer’s cheese
• 1/2 smaller Spanish onion
• 1 tablespoon of unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon of sour cream
• salt to taste
• 1 teaspoon of sweet red paprika powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin seeds

METHOD

1. Finely chop the onion.
2. Crumble the dry ricotta with a fork.
3. In a bowl mix all the ingredients until you get a homogeneous mixture. Chill for 3 to 4 hours for the flavors to meld.
4. Spread the Körözött on bread or a crusty roll, serve with spring onions or tomatoes. It
can also be stuffed with tomato peppers.