Every now and then, H makes an excellent salad using cottage cheese. The salad is not only healthy and tasty, but also quite filling- unlike most salads I've eaten. Adding cottage cheese to what is otherwise an ordinary salad turns it into a tasty and substantial meal. There is no dressing used here except for a good squirt of a juicy lime. The cheese helps bring the salad together. This is a very versatile salad and lends itself to many variations, so feel free to use whatever vegetables you have available.
Here's what went into my salad-
Ingredients:
(Serves 2-3)
Green bell pepper, thinly sliced
Red bell pepper, thinly sliced
Onion, thinly sliced
Cucumber, diced
Cherry tomatoes, halved
3-4 green chillies, minced
3 cups salad mix
1 ½ cups Cottage cheese (I used low-fat)
½ cup cooked Rosematta rice (optional- I only used this because I had some leftover from the previous day)
Juice of 1-2 limes (about 4 Tbsp)
1 Tbsp honey
Salt
Pepper
Method:
Place the chopped vegetables and the rest of the ingredients in a large bowl. Mix well. Add the cottage cheese only when ready to serve and fold into the rest of the salad. Serve cold.
A great idea for a quick and tasty summer salad. Love it!
ReplyDeletemmm. using cottage cheese in a salad sounds yummy and healthy too :)
ReplyDeleteVery colourful. And awesome.
ReplyDeleteWow,look at that,so tempting,colourful! I am not a salad fan,but sure this tempts me a lot,will try after buying cottage cheese!!
ReplyDeleteRice and cottage cheese salad - pretty unusual! As always, your pix are good. I'm positive I commented on your mango cake - looks like cyberspace swallowed it up!
ReplyDeletehow unique! cottage cheese is a great addition here..
ReplyDeleteThis salad looks cheesy and colourful.......
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this is a lovely salad ..
ReplyDeleteHave never tried adding cottage cheese in salads. Salad looks colorful!
ReplyDeleteWow salad looks very simple and colorful!
ReplyDeleteLove the colours in your salad. I tend to use crumbled paneer in mine.
ReplyDeleteI have tons of cottage cheese. This is it, TBC :D
ReplyDeleteHi all- thanks for your sweet comments.:)
ReplyDeleteSilvia Martin's comment: Wow!
ReplyDeleteWhat an excellent dish for summer.
It is a mouth watering Salad.
It is looking very marvelous and delicious.
I tried this salad in Delhi at my friend’s home in last year.
A gr8 dish for summer.
ReplyDeleteI will try to prepate it with the help of my elder sis.
how many calories ??
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