Skinny Protein Salad
"Years and years ago I tried something like this, but I didn't like it between bread. Now I'm reducing carbohydrate intake, and this is a tasty alternative (without bread) to plain cottage cheese (I use low fat because the nonfat is so dry and low fat is at least a compromise). Cook time is chill time if you want it cold, but isn't really necessary."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 (6 ounce) can tuna in water, drained
- 1 cup low fat cottage cheese
- 1⁄4 cup chopped seeded cucumber
- 1⁄4 cup chopped onions or 1/4 cup sliced green onion
- 1⁄4 cup chopped bell pepper
- 1⁄4 cup toasted pine nuts (optional)
- 1⁄4 cup chopped olive (optional)
directions
- Mix everything together.
- Chill 1 hour if you're not starving NOW.
- Eat.
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Reviews
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Really great recipe! Easy to throw together & delicious. Great tasting, low carb, filling meal. Used red bell pepper and scallions. Only added salt & pepper. Thanks for posting -
This really is good! I did have to make a couple adjustments, I didn't have cucumber or pine nuts, so I subed with shredded carrot and chopped pecans. Other than that I followed the recipe exactly. Wow, what a tasty lunch. I would never have thought to mix tuna with cottage cheese, but I'm glad you did ;)! It was really easy and my 4 year old son loves this now, he acctually requested this for lunch the next day. Thanks for the recipe, a definate keeper. -
Just love this salad. I make it all the time and keep on hand for a light snack when I am dieting. Sometimes, I add other things like juice of 1/4 lemon, 1/4 cup sliced radishes, 1/4 cup black beans (rinsed and drained). And always use the pine nuts & olives. Any way, absolutely great recipe!! Thank you countrywife. -
Wonderful! Thank you for making my "boring" tuna salad more fun to eat. I would have never thought to mix tuna with cottage cheese but it works. I love the crunch of bell pepper and the refreshing flavor of the cucumber. I didn't have the nuts or olives but I find this salad perfect as is. I only added some freshly ground black pepper. This is a recipe I plan to make often. Thanks Countrywife for posting! -
Great!Thank you!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Countrywife
Sacramento, Ca
I've been cooking for over 45 years now. First I made Jello pudding. Next I learned how to make cream sauce. I still like creamed tuna over toast, rice or mashed potatoes.
Many years ago I found a greeting card that said "When I retire I'm going to move to a big house in the country and live with a lot of cats...I've already got a start on the cats." I bought the store's entire stock and sent them to EVERYBODY! Well, now I'm retired, I live in a regular sized house in the country (on about 80 acres), I have a bunch of cats and feed a lot of other critters. There's a mini pig (she's still pretty big),a lop-eared rabbit, a vole who moved in under the stove, a huge flock of chickens, loads of songbirds, an opossum behind the barn(who sneaks in to eat), herons in the spring, pacific tree frogs, and the occasional coyote. We're even in the territory of a couple of golden eagles who stop by a couple of times a year.
That's a chicken on my shoulder. JC (Junior Chicken). How he ended up as an indoor chicken is a long, complicated story. JC never learned to crow right. Maybe it was being deprived of role models in his formative months.
