Description
Creamy cottage cheese mingles with crisp cucumber in this refreshing Mediterranean-inspired salad. Summer flavors blend seamlessly, offering cool, zesty bites that you’ll savor with each delightful forkful.
Ingredients
Scale
Vegetables:
- 2 cucumbers, diced
Fresh Herbs:
- 1/4 cup fresh dill, chopped
Dairy and Seasonings:
- 2 cups cottage cheese
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Gently fold cottage cheese with crisp cucumber cubes in a spacious mixing vessel, ensuring even distribution of ingredients.
- Sprinkle freshly chopped dill across the mixture, providing an aromatic herbal essence to the salad.
- Drizzle tangy lemon juice over the blend, then season with precise amounts of salt and ground black pepper.
- Thoroughly incorporate all components, creating a harmonious texture and balanced flavor profile.
- For optimal enjoyment, serve immediately at cool room temperature, allowing the ingredients’ natural freshness to shine.
- Alternatively, refrigerate for 15-20 minutes to enhance the salad’s crispness and develop a more refined, chilled taste experience.
Notes
- Swap dairy cottage cheese with plant-based alternatives like tofu or cashew cheese for a vegan version that maintains creamy texture.
- Elevate the salad’s crunch by adding thinly sliced radishes or chopped green onions for extra flavor complexity.
- Experiment with fresh herbs like mint or chives to create interesting flavor variations and enhance the salad’s brightness.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to two days, but consume quickly to maintain the cucumber’s crisp texture and prevent watery separation.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 110 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 340 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 4 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 13 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg