This is one of my own creations that I accidentally stumbled onto. I was eating a chick pea salad that I bought, but wanted something more meaty with it. I had some low-fat cottage cheese and to one cereal bowl of the chick pea salad, I added a couple of tablespoons of cottage cheese - I tossed them together. It may seem like an odd mix, but I found it extremely tasteful and loved the texture. You may not always be able to find ready-made chick pea salad, but I found a recipe that was very close to what I ate on the internet. This recipe is low-fat and high protein - even more protein if you add the cottage cheese:
Ingredients
19 ounces garbanzo beans, drained
2 tablespoons red onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tomato, chopped
1/2 cup chopped parsley
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
Directions
In a large bowl, combine the chickpeas, red onion, garlic, tomato, parsley, olive oil, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste. Chill for 2 hours before serving. Taste and adjust seasoning. Serve.
Recipe by Jen Jen/allrecipes.com
Nutritional Information (without the cottage cheese)
Amount Per Serving Calories: 262 | Total Fat: 11.8g | Cholesterol: 0mg
Nutritional Information (without the cottage cheese)
Amount Per Serving Calories: 262 | Total Fat: 11.8g | Cholesterol: 0mg
You could eat it as it is or add the cottage cheese for a heftier meal. The lemon juice in the recipe is very refreshing from your typical vinegar dressings.
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