Cottage Cheese Salad
Light, refreshing, and packed with flavor, this Cottage Cheese Salad is the ultimate dish for a quick and healthy meal. Combining creamy cottage cheese with crunchy cucumber, sweet cherry tomatoes, crisp red bell pepper, and tangy red onion, this salad delivers a delightful medley of textures and tastes. Tossed with a simple yet vibrant olive oil and lemon juice dressing, and topped with fresh parsley, it’s a low-carb, protein-rich option perfect as a side dish or standalone lunch. Ready in just 15 minutes and requiring no cooking, this easy salad is as nutritious as it is delicious, making it an ideal choice for busy weeknights or summer gatherings.
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 2 cups cottage cheese
- 1 medium cucumber
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 1 medium red bell pepper
- 0.5 medium red onion
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.25 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
Wash and prepare all your ingredients: peel the cucumber if desired, halve the cherry tomatoes, dice the red bell pepper, finely chop the red onion, and chop the fresh parsley.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the cottage cheese, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, red bell pepper, and red onion.
In a small jar or bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper to create the dressing.
Drizzle the dressing over the salad mixture and toss gently to incorporate the ingredients evenly.
Sprinkle the chopped parsley over the top for added freshness and garnish.
Serve immediately or refrigerate for up to 2 hours before serving for enhanced flavors. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
181 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 8.5 g | 11% | |
| Saturated Fat | 2.1 g | 10% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.0 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 10 mg | 3% | |
| Sodium | 600 mg | 26% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 9.8 g | 4% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 1.8 g | 6% | |
| Total Sugars | 6.9 g | ||
| Protein | 13.1 g | 26% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.3 mcg | 1% | |
| Calcium | 131 mg | 10% | |
| Iron | 1.0 mg | 6% | |
| Potassium | 401 mg | 9% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
