Description
Fresh, vibrant, and incredibly satisfying, Greek Cottage Cheese Salad is the Mediterranean-inspired dish you’ll want on repeat. Packed with crisp cucumbers, juicy tomatoes, creamy cottage cheese, briny olives, and a sprinkle of fresh herbs, this salad is a celebration of color and taste. It’s perfect as a quick breakfast, easy lunch, healthy snack, or as part of your favorite dinner ideas. A must-try for anyone searching for quick, easy, and healthy food ideas!
Ingredients
1 cup cottage cheese
1 medium cucumber, diced
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
1 bell pepper, diced (any color)
1/3 cup Kalamata olives, pitted and halved
1/4 small red onion, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Salt, to taste
Black pepper, to taste
Instructions
1. Wash and dry all vegetables. Dice cucumber, chop tomatoes and bell pepper, and thinly slice red onion. Halve or slice olives if needed.
2. In a large salad bowl, add cottage cheese. Drizzle with half the olive oil and all of the lemon juice. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper. Gently stir.
3. Add cucumber, tomatoes, bell pepper, red onion, and Kalamata olives to the bowl.
4. Scatter chopped parsley and dried oregano over the salad.
5. Drizzle remaining olive oil. Gently toss everything until well combined. Taste and adjust salt, pepper, or lemon juice as desired.
6. Serve immediately for crisp texture, or chill for up to 1 hour for flavors to meld.
Notes
For best results, use full-fat or 2% small curd cottage cheese.
Add extra veggies like radishes or spinach for even more color and crunch.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No cook
- Cuisine: Mediterranean, Greek
Nutrition
- Serving Size: About 1.5 cups (for 4 servings)
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 650mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
Keywords: Greek salad, cottage cheese, healthy snack, easy recipe, quick lunch, high protein, vegetarian, salad ideas