Thursday, February 3, 2011

Triple C Salad - Cucumber Cottage Cheese Salad


My daughter has this habit of walking in to through the door from school and the first declaration she makes is “I’m starving, what can I eat” and I am usually figuring out what to make/suggest to her in anticipation of that question, everyday, which is also healthy!!… you know how you can sometimes run out of ideas and you just open the fridge and voila something strikes you – Hey let’s try these together –
So out came the cukes – had my son peel and slice them while I got to season the cottage cheese and in less than 5 minutes, we had a, if I may say so myself, “deliciously" wholesome and healthy snack which was devoured in literally 2 minutes by my hungry teenagers (not before I took pictures, though J– Can there be anything more satisfying than that? And I think this is a pretty decent dish to serve as an appetizer or snack at a party!

Well here it is in less than 5 minutes

Ingredients
2 cucumbers, peeled and sliced
1 cup of cottage cheese
2 tsp of Melange de France herbs (you can use other herbs as well)
½ tsp of herb de Provence
Pepper, salt

Preparation
Get a decorative plate and place the cucumbers in a domino circle around the edge.
Mix the herbs into the cottage cheese in a bowl and then scoop a few tablespoons into the center of the plate
Add some freshly ground pepper and a dash of salt (optional) over the cucumber
For purely decorative and picture purposes, I cut the head of a red bell pepper and placed it in the centre.

Serve this easy breezy, absolutely healthy treat anytime, with no stress

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Thank you Malli of Mallis Mint and Mimosas and her wonderful comments and for sharing her FIRST lovely blog with me. Means a lot to be recognized - Thanks Malli!
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24 comments:

  1. PriyaFebruary 3, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    Very refreshing, inviting and beautiful salad..

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  2. Harika's KitchenFebruary 3, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    Nice presentation looks colorful too
    good for health.....

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  3. MadhaviFebruary 3, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    I like this triple C salad :))

    http://vegetarianmedley.blogspot.com/

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  4. GulmoharFebruary 3, 2011 at 11:44 AM

    So healthy and yumm too..No wonder your kids finished up it so quick :-)

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  5. Ananda RajashekarFebruary 3, 2011 at 12:43 PM

    I love salads ...the presentation looks great!

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  6. PushpaFebruary 3, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    Such a healthy,delicious and refreshing salad.

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  7. Paaka ShaaleFebruary 3, 2011 at 1:24 PM

    Hi Priya,

    The salad looks scrumptious. Congrats on the award :)

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  8. My attempt at The Julie/Julia projectFebruary 3, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    beautiful salad... and healthy too.. yummy :)
    and congrats on ur award :)

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  9. SmithaFebruary 3, 2011 at 6:05 PM

    the salad looks very good!..yummy!

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  10. Rookie QookieFebruary 3, 2011 at 9:04 PM

    lovely salad :)

    Cheers,
    Reshmi

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  11. Green GirlFebruary 3, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    such a refreshing salad.
    congrats on the award, you deserve it

    have a wonderful rest of the week

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  12. AkilaFebruary 3, 2011 at 9:20 PM

    lovely salad dear....

    DNSW: E Roundup
    Dish Name Starts with F
    Learning-to-cook
    Regards,
    Akila

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  13. ♥LOVE2COOK♥February 3, 2011 at 9:25 PM

    Loved your triple C salad! Truly inviting ;)

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  14. revathiFebruary 3, 2011 at 11:18 PM

    Absolutely lovely looking salad...
    Reva

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  15. PriyankaFebruary 3, 2011 at 11:52 PM

    Beautiful and refreshing :)

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  16. GayuFebruary 4, 2011 at 12:47 AM

    Healthy and a wonderful salad!! Lovely presentation!

    Gayu
    http://ensamayalarangam.blogspot.com

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  17. Santosh BangarFebruary 4, 2011 at 3:19 AM

    congs and refreshing salad

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  18. savitha rameshFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:41 AM

    a whole some snack.lovely presentaion

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  19. Suja SugathanFebruary 4, 2011 at 6:06 AM

    Refreshing and delicious salad.

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  20. CarolynFebruary 4, 2011 at 8:37 AM

    It does sound like a deliciously wholesome snack, I need to try this!

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  21. SamyukthaFebruary 4, 2011 at 1:27 PM

    This salad was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good!

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  22. divyaFebruary 4, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    First time here ..loved ur blog and am glad following u.salad looks delicious and healthy...

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  23. Priya (Yallapantula) MitharwalFebruary 4, 2011 at 8:11 PM

    Love the arrangement and idea, simply superb.

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  24. Sweet and SavoryFebruary 7, 2011 at 2:49 PM

    That is stunning.

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