Arepa with cottage cheese, warm roasted strawberries and torn basil

Cottage Cheese Roasted Strawberry Arepa — Protein Breakfast

September 01, 2026

Category: Breakfast  |  Ready in 15 minutes  |  Serves 1 adult or 2 kids  |  Naturally gluten-free

What You Need

  • 2 Zavor & Co gluten-free arepas
  • 3/4 cup cottage cheese
  • 1.5 cups strawberries, halved
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 4 basil leaves, torn

How to Make It

  1. Heat the oven to 425F. Toss the strawberries with the honey and roast until soft and syrupy, 12 minutes.
  2. Warm the arepas in the toaster on high, 2-3 cycles.
  3. Spread the cottage cheese over each arepa.
  4. Spoon the warm roasted strawberries on top.
  5. Scatter with torn basil.

About This Recipe

Roasting strawberries turns even underripe ones jammy and deep. Against cool cottage cheese and a little basil, it's a grown-up breakfast that's still barely any work.


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Laura Sophia — Zavor & Co.
Founder of Zavor & Co., the everyday arepa brand bringing naturally gluten-free arepas into everyday American life.
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