Cottage Style Cucumber Salad
photo by *Parsley*
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
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6 4 oz servings
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
- 1 cup cottage cheese (not dry variety)
- 1 medium cucumber (seeds removed & diced)
- 1 large tomatoes (seeds removed & diced)
- 1⁄2 cup leek (or onion of choice, diced)
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon seasoning salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
directions
- Prepare & combine all veggie ingredients. Add sugar & then seasoning salt & black pepper to taste.
- Refrigerate 2 hrs to allow flavours to blend & pour off any watery liquid that has formed before final step.
- Fold in cottage cheese gently, mix just enough to get a good distributional mix & serve immediately.
- NOTE: Altho not part of the "basic" recipe, I often add diced avocado for its colour & complimentary flavour.
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Reviews
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Reviewed for Best of 2008 Tag. This is so healthy and delicious! DH and I decided it would be nice to make to carry to work in our lunches. I used a leek (DH's favorite) but most any kind of onion would be nice here. I can't wait for summer tomatoes - they will be very special in this salad. Wonderful recipe twissis - thanks!
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Tweaks
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This is wonderfully light and refreshing. I used scallions in place of leeks. Great way to enjoy your garden fresh veggies!You really do have to drain off the juice that the veggies give off after chilling 2 hours. Best eaten within a few hours. Thanx for a great refreshing salad....I will enjoy this often.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
twissis
Iceland
I am an American transplanted from Dallas to Iceland by marriage to a native Icelander & I retired to become his "Kitchen Queen". We love to entertain our family & friends, so I have an eclectic collection of recipes. I especially love simple, easy-fix, flexible & make-ahead recipes - BUT also like challenging myself on occasion. I enjoy baking & food photography. I am devoted to the "More is Always Better Principle" & apply it liberally to bacon, butter & garlic. I can have ingredient issues due to availability here in Iceland & my DH is medically diet-restricted from some ingredients as well. Either situation might require me to modify a recipe, but I will do my best to be true to your recipes & fair/honest in my reviews. Mary Pat (aka twissis)