Cottage Cheese Chickpeas Salad: 5 Healthy Variations
Cottage Cheese and Chickpeas Salad is a creamy, protein-packed delight perfect for healthy eating with endless ingredient variations.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup cottage cheese (can substitute with feta or Greek yogurt)
- 1 can chickpeas (drained)
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes (halved)
- 1 cup cucumber (diced)
- 1 small red onion (finely chopped)
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley (chopped)
- 1 lemon lemon juice (juice)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt (to taste)
- pepper (to taste)
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 6 leaves lettuce leaves (optional, for wraps)
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, gently fold together cottage cheese and drained chickpeas. Add halved cherry tomatoes, diced cucumber, finely chopped red onion, and freshly chopped parsley.
- In a separate small bowl, whisk together lemon juice, olive oil, and seasonings. Blending with ground cumin until fully combined.
- Pour the dressing over the salad ingredients, and toss gently until everything is well-coated.
- Taste the salad and adjust the seasoning with additional salt, pepper, or lemon juice as needed.
- If using lettuce leaves, arrange them on a platter and spoon the salad mixture into the center.
- Garnish the salad with extra parsley before serving. Chill for 30 minutes if desired for flavors to meld.
Notes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 8 g
- Protein: 15 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg
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