Cottage Cheese Confetti Salad

Name: Cottage Cheese Confetti Salad
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 7 servings.
Ingredients: 2 cups (16 ounces) cream-style cottage cheese; 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream; 2 small tomatoes, seeded and finely chopped; 4 green onions, sliced; 1 small green pepper, finely chopped; 4 radishes, finely chopped; 1/2 cup chopped seeded peeled cucumber; Salt and pepper to taste; Lettuce leaves

When I was growing up, this light but satisfying salad often took center stage as our supper during summer. My mother served it with a platter of smoked fish and good country-style rye bread with unsalted butter.

Ingredients

2 cups (16 ounces) cream-style cottage cheese
1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
2 small tomatoes, seeded and finely chopped
4 green onions, sliced
1 small green pepper, finely chopped
4 radishes, finely chopped
1/2 cup chopped seeded peeled cucumber
Salt and pepper to taste
Lettuce leaves

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the cottage cheese, sour cream, tomatoes, onions, green pepper, radishes and cucumber.
Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve in a lettuce-lined bowl.

Nutrition Facts

3/4 cup: 127 calories, 8g fat (5g saturated fat), 28mg cholesterol, 241mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 1g fiber), 9g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 lean meat, 1 vegetable, 1 fat.

Originally published as Cottage Cheese Confetti Salad in Country February/March 2008