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Quick and Easy Greek Salad with Cottage Cheese
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A fresh and simple Greek salad using cottage cheese instead of feta for higher protein and lower fat and sodium. Ready in less than 10 minutes with a homemade dressing.
00:10:00 total
Serves 2
easy
Sides / Appetizer
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Ingredients
- pasta - 1 cup (cooked)
- cucumber - 1 cup (chopped)
- cherry tomato - 1 cup (halved)
- red onion - 1/2 cup (sliced)
- cottage cheese - 1/2 cup (used instead of feta)
- parsley - 1/4 cup (chopped)
- olive oil - 1/4 cup (for dressing)
- red vinegar - 2 tbsp (for dressing)
- dijon mustard - 1/2 tsp (for dressing)
- oregano - 1 tsp (dried, for dressing)
- lemon juice - 1 tbsp (fresh, for dressing)
- salt - 1/2 tsp (for dressing)
- black pepper - watch the video to see (to taste, for dressing)
Instructions
- Prepare Salad Ingredients: Cook pasta and let it cool. Chop cucumber, halve cherry tomatoes, slice red onion, and chop parsley.
- Make Dressing: Combine olive oil, red vinegar, dijon mustard, oregano, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper in a small jar. Shake well to mix.
- Assemble Salad: In a bowl, mix cooked pasta, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, red onion, parsley, and cottage cheese.
- Dress Salad: Drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss gently to combine.
- Serve: Optionally add your choice of protein and serve immediately.
