COTTAGE CHEESE SALAD WITH ZA’ATAR

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This Easy Cottage Cheese Salad with Za’atar is an amazing salad you’ll want to make over and over.

INGREDIENTS

  •  4 small Persian cucumbers, cut in fourths lengthwise and then into slices (Persian cucumbers are sometimes called mini-cucumbers in U.S. stores)
  •  1 cup diced fresh tomatoes (see notes)
  •  1/4 cup thinly sliced green onion
  •  1/2 cup sliced olives (see notes)
  •  1 cup cottage cheese
  •  2 T olive oil (a generous drizzle)
  •  1 T Za’atar (more or less to taste)

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INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Cut the Persian cucumbers into fourths lengthwise and then cut into slices.  (If you have to use regular cucumbers, they may need to be fully or partially peeled.)
  2. Dice the tomatoes, slice the green onions, and slice the olives.
  3. Combine the vegetables in a salad bowl, large enough to toss the ingredients together.
  4. Put the cottage cheese on top of the tossed vegetables.
  5. Drizzle with a generous amount of olive oil, sprinkle with Za’atar to taste, and toss again.
  6. Serve right away, with more Za’atar to be added at the table.

NOTES

 

I used grape tomatoes cut in half. I used regular black olives, but Kalamata olives would be good.

This recipe is from a generous reader named Effie who lives in Israel.  Effie says this salad is a favorite of her kids.

 

NUTRITION INFORMATION

Yield

4

Serving Size

1Amount Per ServingCalories169Total Fat11gSaturated Fat2gTrans Fat0gUnsaturated Fat8gCholesterol9mgSodium372mgCarbohydrates11gFiber2gSugar5gProtein8g

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