Description
Greek Cottage Cheese Salad is a fresh, colorful easy recipe that comes together in minutes, making it perfect for a quick lunch, healthy snack, light dinner, and summer food ideas. Packed with juicy tomatoes, crisp cucumber, sweet bell peppers, creamy cottage cheese, feta, and olives, this Mediterranean-inspired salad is one of those easy dinner and lunch ideas that feels both nourishing and satisfying.
Ingredients
1 cup cottage cheese
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
1 cup cucumber, chopped
1/2 cup red bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup yellow bell pepper, chopped
1/4 cup red onion, thinly sliced
1/3 cup Kalamata olives
1/2 cup feta cheese, cubed or crumbled
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
1. Wash and dry all the vegetables and herbs.
2. Halve the cherry tomatoes, chop the cucumber, dice the red and yellow bell peppers, thinly slice the red onion, and chop the parsley.
3. Add the tomatoes, cucumber, bell peppers, red onion, and Kalamata olives to a large bowl.
4. Spoon the cottage cheese over the vegetables and add the feta cheese on top.
5. In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, dried oregano, salt, and black pepper.
6. Drizzle the dressing over the salad.
7. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.
8. Toss gently if desired and serve immediately, or chill for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
Notes
Use full-fat cottage cheese for the creamiest texture and richest flavor.
Add the dressing right before serving to keep the vegetables crisp and fresh.
For a heartier meal, top with grilled chicken or chickpeas.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 560mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 13g
- Cholesterol: 25mg