Treat yourself to something special for your morning toast routine with our Fig and Pistachio Farmer Cheese Toast. Sweet and juicy fresh figs are layered over a bed of creamy, rich Lifeway Farmer Cheese before it’s all garnished with crushed, nutty pistachios and a drizzle of raw honey that tastes like pure elegance with each bite.
Our farmer cheese boosts this recipe with a complete dose of protein containing 15 grams per serving to keep you full along with live and active cultures to support healthy digestion and a balanced microbiome. With no added salt or sugar, it even contains calcium for healthy bones and muscles. Plus, it makes a perfect topping for toasts of all kinds—just like this one!
This Fig and Pistachio Farmer Cheese Toast has a delicious, exotic sweetness from figs that are a great source of fiber, and are high in potassium, iron, vitamin C, vitamin B6, magnesium, and calcium. Figs are also high in specific antioxidants that support blood flow throughout the body and are rich in mood-boosting benefits. Black Mission figs are thought to contain more antioxidants than regular Turkish figs due to their dark purple color, but you can use any type of fig you love the most!
Pistachios are another excellent toast ingredient to use in your routine since these nuts are packed with polyphenols, a compound that acts as an antioxidant in the body and feeds good bacteria in the gut acting as a natural prebiotic. They offer a good source of fiber and offer beneficial fatty acids for heart and brain health along with other vital nutrients including magnesium, protein, B vitamins, and vitamin E.
So perk up your morning routine with this recipe, and enjoy the benefits it brings all day long: better digestion, protein and fiber to keep you full, plus powerful nutrients from the combination of ingredients that will reap plenty of rewards to come. Enjoy!
The Benefits of Cultured Dairy for Better Health:
Research continues to show the importance of eating healthy foods, including cultured dairy such as kefir, for optimal digestion and gut health, a strong immune system, and to support the microbiome. Fermented foods like kefir hold important value in this line of research due to the link between the gut-brain axis and overall health. Specifically, kefir has been shown to help diversify the microbiome, improve digestion, reduce inflammation, support healthier blood sugar levels, and improve satiety since the bioavailable protein it contains triggers the release of GLP-1.
Lifeway Kefir is packed with a variety of vital nutrients important for overall health, including bone and muscle health; these include vitamin D3, K, calcium, and vitamin B12. Along with our probiotic-rich kefir, Lifeway also offers artisan-made Farmer Cheese, a creamy, high-protein cheese made with live and active cultures to support healthy muscles and a healthy microbiome. Lifeway Farmer Cheese is easy to spread, free of gums and thickeners, and contains no added salt or sugar for optimal health benefits.
Prep Time: 5 mins Servings: 1-2Ingredients
- 2 pieces of gluten-free sprouted bread (or sourdough if not gluten-free)
- 1/2 cup Farmer Cheese
- 1 cup fresh figs, chopped (Black Mission figs used here)
- 2-3 tbsp. raw pistachios
- 2 tsp. raw honey or pure maple syrup
- optional: pinch of pink salt or sea salt
Directions
- Toast the bread to your liking. While it's toasting, wash and chop the figs in half, removing the stems. Crush the raw pistachios with a knife (flat side) or process them in a mini food processor. Set aside.
- Spread Lifeway Farmer Cheese on top of each piece of bread (1/4 cup per slice), and add a pinch of salt if using. Layer the figs on top of each piece of bread, then add the crushed pistachios and a drizzle of honey to each piece. Enjoy!
