Simple cottage cheese salad with peppers

Simple cottage cheese salad with peppers: a fresh, quick recipe with cottage cheese, red and yellow peppers, cherry tomatoes and spring onion.

At a glance

• Serves 2
• Prep time: 5 min
• No cooking needed
• Total time: 5 min
• Calories: 250 kcal per serving
• Protein: 24 g
• Fat: 12 g
• Carbs: 12 g

Ingredients

• 4-5 cherry tomatoes
• 1 spring onion
• 200 g cottage cheese
• 1 red pepper
• 1 yellow pepper
• 1 tsp olive oil
• Salt
• Pepper and a little paprika

Method

You’ll need: chopping board · knife · mixing bowl

1. Wash the cherry tomatoes, spring onion and red and yellow peppers thoroughly and dry them well.
2. Halve the cherry tomatoes, cut the peppers into bite-sized pieces and slice the spring onion into thin rings.
3. Put the chopped vegetables in a bowl and add the cottage cheese.
4. Stir the olive oil with salt, pepper and paprika and fold the dressing into the salad.
5. Leave the cottage cheese salad to stand briefly so the flavours come together.
6. Stir gently once more before serving and enjoy it fresh.

Good to know

A salad like this is quick to make and still really good. It tastes fresh and creamy and fits easily into a busy everyday routine.

Swaps

Cottage cheese → skyr (more protein); peppers → cucumber (milder, juicy and very fresh); cherry tomatoes → radishes (more peppery, also provide a little fibre); olive oil → avocado oil (mild flavour, with monounsaturated fatty acids)

Allergens

Contains milk (cottage cheese). Usually suitable for children if the heat stays mild; in pregnancy, use cottage cheese made from pasteurised milk.