Arugula Cottage Cheese Salad
This Arugula Cottage Cheese Salad with Balsamic Dressing is a wonderful and quick weeknight side, light lunch, or an easy addition to a family cookout or picnic.
Equipment
- 1 Large Plate or Serving Platter
Ingredients
- 3 large tomatoes
- 2 cup arugula
- 1½ cup full fat (4% milk fat) cottage cheese or 2%, I do not recommend skim
- 2 green onions, chopped
- ¼ tsp kosher salt to taste
- ¼ tsp fresh ground black pepper to taste
- garnish with lots of fresh basil and mint see recipe notes
Basil Balsamic Dressing
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- 4 basil leaves chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Make the Dressing
- In a small bowl, whisk together the extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, black pepper, and kosher salt.
Assemble the Salad
- Slice the tomatoes into 1/4 inch thick rounds (thicker or thinner per eater preference), and arrange around your plate.
- Sprinkle tomatoes with salt, pepper.
- Place arugula over top the tomatoes.
- Add Cottage cheese in the center of the platter.
- Add green onions and fresh herbs.
Dress the Salad and Serve
- Drizzle the dressing over the salad.
Notes
Many other fresh herbs will work in this recipe i.e. flat leaf parsley, thyme, dill, cilantro etc!
Nutrition
Calories: 248kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 10gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 420mgPotassium: 377mgFiber: 1gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 1177IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 101mgIron: 1mg
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