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Savory Cottage Cheese Salad with Vegetables Recipe

Name: Savory Cottage Cheese Salad with Vegetables
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 12 ounces cottage cheese; 1 large tomato (or 1 cups cherry tomatoes, diced); 1 cup cucumber (diced); 1/4 cup fresh parsley (chopped); 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/4 teaspoon oregano; Black Pepper (to taste)

ByKelly Jensen Posted onMay 4, 2025May 4, 2025

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This savory cottage cheese salad with vegetables recipe is a bright & fresh bowl, a with creamy cottage cheese & crunchy vegetables. A tasty high-protein breakfast or light lunch, that’s satisfying and a great way to dress up plain cottage cheese.

This fantastic cucumber and tomato salad is ready in 10 minutes, and requires no cooking. Add delicious crunch and flavor to your cottage cheese without fruit, this tasty bowl makes a filling and satisfying meal or snack.

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I love adding protein-rich cottage cheese to my meal plan, but I’m always looking for ways to dress it up. This tasty cottage cheese vegetable salad is a light and refreshing recipe – it makes a fantastic savory breakfast, or a light lunch in the summer when you want something cool.

It’s ready in minutes – all you need to do is chop the veggies and mix the ingredients together. It’s a great no-cook recipe, and is fantastic to eat year-round. It’s one of our favorite no-cook breakfast ideas (along with our Tajin fruit salad recipe & our favorite birthday cake overnight oats).

Why This Recipe Works

It’s bright, fresh, & creamy!
The vegetables have a wonderful crunchy texture
It’s loaded with flavor.
Ready in 10 minutes, it’s a great no-cook savory breakfast idea!
It’s vegetarian, gluten free, and low in carbohydrates.

Ingredients You’ll Need

ingredients for cottage cheese salad with tomatoes, cucumber, and red wine vinegar dressing with herbs

Cottage Cheese – I like getting a low-fat cottage cheese for this salad, but you can use any variety you prefer (fat-free, whole milk, etc). Cottage cheese is high in protein and low in carbohydrates.
Tomatoes – I used cherry tomatoes, but you can use any variety you have on hand. If you’re making this in the winter or when tomatoes aren’t in season, I’d recommend using cherry tomatoes, which are usually sweeter.
Cucumber – I used English cucumber for this salad.
Parsley
Olive Oil and Red Wine Vinegar: I used red wine vinegar to give this dish a really nice bright Mediterranean flavor – for that, this red wine vinegar is my go-to!
Oregano: a spice I always put in my salad dressings, marinades, or soups! Dried oregano has a bright and earthy flavor, and goes so well with the vegetables.
Garlic Powder: Also a major pantry staple ingredient that gets used in our house daily! I love this garlic powder and add it to a lot of recipes that I would use fresh garlic in too.

Be sure to visit the recipe card below for full ingredient amounts and recipe instructions!

Additions and Substitutions

Customize it! Chopped bell peppers, red onion, or avocado would be delicious additions.

Balsamic vinaigrette, lemon vinaigrette, or even just olive oil and lemon juice are tasty swaps for the homemade dressing.

You could also try this recipe with Greek yogurt instead of cottage cheese, if desired.

How To Make This Recipe

a bowl of cottage cheese with chopped tomatoes, diced cucumber, and fresh parsley

Step 1: In a large bowl, add the chopped tomatoes, cucumber, and fresh chopped parsley.

red wine vinegar dressing for cottage cheese vegetable salad

Step 2: In a small mixing bowl, add the red wine vinegar, olive oil, oregano, and black pepper. Mix well to combine.

a hand pouring vinaigrette over cottage cheese salad with cucumbers and tomatoes.

Step 3: Pour the dressing over the salad.

a spoon mixing cottage cheese and vegetable salad in a bowl for a tasty high protein vegetarian breakfast idea.

Step 4: Mix the salad well to combine. Enjoy immediately, or refrigerate for up to 2 days.

Recipe FAQs

Can you use low fat or fat free cottage cheese?

Yes, you can use any variety of cottage cheese you prefer. Whole milk (or 4%) cottage cheese will be creamiest, but lower fat (2%) or non-fat (0%) will have a lighter texture.

How much protein is in cottage cheese salad?

One serving of this cottage cheese salad has 13g of protein per serving – but may vary based on the brand of cottage cheese you use.

Can you meal prep this salad?

Yes, it’s great for meal prep for up to 2 days. Just store it in an airtight container and keep the vinaigrette separate until ready to eat if you want the veggies extra crisp.

creamy cottage cheese salad with fresh chopped vegetables and parsley.

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Kelly Jensen

Kelly Jensen has 7 years experience as a food blogger, freelance recipe developer, content creator, beekeeper, and loves cooking everything she can from scratch.