topic Re: Cottage Cheese Chickpea Salad in Recipes

Cottage Cheese Chickpea Salad

Calibeach — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:04:16 GMT

Cottage Cheese seems to be a popular add in for recipes for a boost of protein. I am not a fan of it, but maybe if it is camouflaged with other ingredients?

What do you think of this salad recipe? Are you eating more cottage cheese?

Ingredients (For 2 Servings)

½ cucumber, chopped
2 small tomatoes, chopped
½ red onion, chopped
10 olives, pitted, minced
½ red bell pepper, chopped
1 cup chickpeas, drained
¾ cup cottage cheese
½ lemon, juice
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp oregano
Salt and pepper, to taste
2 Tbsp chopped parsley

Instructions

Add all the vegetables to a large bowl, followed by the chickpeas and cottage cheese. Mix well.
Drizzle lemon juice and olive oil on top.
Season with oregano, salt, and pepper, and toss everything together.
Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.

Re: Cottage Cheese Chickpea Salad

cjm61 — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:13:40 GMT

Yes I do eat a lot of cottage cheese. I workout a lot and need protein but am not really hungry after a hard workout but know I need protein. I can eat a half cup and enjoy it. The salad looks good.

Re: Cottage Cheese Chickpea Salad

smoochy — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:40:30 GMT

mmm I would eat that. I do like cottage cheese. You could sub feta cheese in there for a Greek salad vibe. This would be great for a summer pot luck

Re: Cottage Cheese Chickpea Salad

Carmie — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:40:02 GMT

I don't drink milk or do much Derry, but I do eat cottage cheese. Love it with pineapple or other fruit.

The recipe posted doesn't look like something I would like, though. I would substitute feta cheese for the cottage cheese.

Re: Cottage Cheese Chickpea Salad

Estellee — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:05:11 GMT

I'd eat that salad, love cottage cheese.

Re: Cottage Cheese Chickpea Salad

walker — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:19:30 GMT

I do like cottage cheese. This recipe sounds very good. I am going to try it soon. Thanks!

Re: Cottage Cheese Chickpea Salad

Tissyanne — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:25:48 GMT

@Calibeach , the salad you posted looks delicious. I will be making it for sure. Thank you.

Re: Cottage Cheese Chickpea Salad

rms1954 — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:45:50 GMT

Looks yummy. You can make a lot of variations or switch-a-roos.

Re: Cottage Cheese Chickpea Salad

JYWilliams — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:01:51 GMT

I don't eat much cottage cheese but I'll try that salad.

Re: Cottage Cheese Chickpea Salad

hkrgrl — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:52:40 GMT

i would def eat that. i do eat cottage cheese!

i make a bean salad, something similiar, without cottage cheese.

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Re: Cottage Cheese Chickpea Salad

SilleeMee — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:49:09 GMT

Looks good but I would have to pick out the chickpeas. Not a fan of those.

Re: Cottage Cheese Chickpea Salad

cindyNC — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:20:55 GMT

Cottage Cheese Pie (Diet Workshop/altered recipe to include pie crust)

1 lb Cottage or Farmer’s cheese

2 small cans crushed pineapple

1 envelope unflavored gelatin

1 egg

2-5 pkgs Sweet'N Low **

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp lemon juice

9” graham cracker crust

Cinnamon to sprinkle on top

Drain pineapple and soften gelatin in small amount of pineapple juice

Mash cheese and combine all ingredients. Pour into 9” pie shell

Sprinkle top with cinnamon and bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Cool and refrigerate before cutting.

** one pkg sweetner is equal to 2 tsp sugar. Two pkgs of Splenda seems too sweet. Original recipe does not use pie crust

Recipe found on internet

Diet Workshop Pie

1 env gelatin

5 pkg Sweet N’Low

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp lemon juice

1 large can crushed pineapple

1 egg

Mash cheese: soften gelatin in pineapple juice. Combine all ingredients and pour into 9 inch pie plate. Sprinkle top with cinnamon. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Cool and refrigerate.

Re: Cottage Cheese Chickpea Salad

bargainsgirl — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:25:02 GMT

@Calibeach wrote:
Cottage Cheese seems to be a popular add in for recipes for a boost of protein. I am not a fan of it, but maybe if it is camouflaged with other ingredients?

What do you think of this salad recipe? Are you eating more cottage cheese?

Ingredients (For 2 Servings)
½ cucumber, chopped
2 small tomatoes, chopped
½ red onion, chopped
10 olives, pitted, minced
½ red bell pepper, chopped
1 cup chickpeas, drained
¾ cup cottage cheese
½ lemon, juice
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp oregano
Salt and pepper, to taste
2 Tbsp chopped parsley
Instructions
Add all the vegetables to a large bowl, followed by the chickpeas and cottage cheese. Mix well.

Drizzle lemon juice and olive oil on top.

Season with oregano, salt, and pepper, and toss everything together.

Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.

Sounds delicious. I would also try feta cheese instead of cottage cheese for a variation. Perfect summer dish. I love everything in this! Thanks.

Re: Cottage Cheese Chickpea Salad

walker — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:07:56 GMT

@Calibeach ..... I made your salad today...👍...VERY GOOD! Recipe is a keeper. I really liked it. Although I liked the cottage cheese in it, I bet Feta cheese would taste good too....another one I like...might try it next time. Thanks again for sharing the recipe.

Re: Cottage Cheese Chickpea Salad

Calibeach — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:51:33 GMT

@walker wrote:
@Calibeach ..... I made your salad today...👍...VERY GOOD! Recipe is a keeper. I really liked it. Although I liked the cottage cheese in it, I bet Feta cheese would taste good too....another one I like...might try it next time. Thanks again for sharing the recipe.

@walker Glad it's a good recipe. I will be making it this week. Was curious about the protein content of feta vs cottage cheese. Feta has a higher protein content than cottage cheese so I'm going to use feta.

Re: Cottage Cheese Chickpea Salad

SportyShorty07 — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:16:08 GMT

@Calibeach This looks delicious! I'm going to make it today and I'll eat it as a post-workout snack. This is the perfect snack to meet my protein goals for my weightlifting and fitness. Perfect blend of fiber, protein and flavor with affordable ingredients. Thank you very much for posting this, Calibeach! 🤗

Re: Cottage Cheese Chickpea Salad

Calibeach — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:40:18 GMT

@SportyShorty07 wrote:
@Calibeach This looks deliciou! I'm going to make it today and I'll eat it as a post-workout snack. This is the perfect snack to meet my protein goals for my weightlifting and fitness. Perfect blend of fiber, protein and flavor with affordable ingredients. Thank you very much for posting this, Calibeach! 🤗

Happy Monday @SportyShorty07 I hope you love it 😊

Re: Cottage Cheese Chickpea Salad

SportyShorty07 — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:00:17 GMT

@Calibeach Happy Monday to you too, Calibeach 🤗! Your post came at the perfect time, because I have all of the ingredients and I was just thinking about how I wanted to eat cottage cheese today. I might even add some chopped artichoke hearts to this dish too. Cottage cheese can get kind of boring when I eat it a few days a week, so this is a great way to jazz it up thanks to your recipe 😊. I'll let you know what I think about it!

Here's my creative way to use cottage cheese: I blend 1/2 cup of it into my protein shakes to thicken them up and create almost a cheesecake type flavor.

Re: Cottage Cheese Chickpea Salad

Calibeach — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:02:45 GMT

@SportyShorty07 wrote:
@Calibeach Happy Monday to you too, Calibeach 🤗! Your post came at the perfect time, because I have all of the ingredients and I was just thinking about how I wanted to eat cottage cheese today. I might even add some chopped artichoke hearts to this dish too. Cottage cheese can get kind of boring when I eat it a few days a week, so this is a great way to jazz it up thanks to your recipe 😊. I'll let you know what I think about it!
Here's my creative way to use cottage cheese: I blend 1/2 cup of it into my protein shakes to thicken them up and create almost a cheesecake type flavor.

@SportyShorty07 Good idea for the cottage cheese addition to protein shakes - thank you!

Re: Cottage Cheese Chickpea Salad

SportyShorty07 — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:18:16 GMT

@Calibeach You're welcome, Calibeach 😊!