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A delicious plate of Cottage Cheese Chickpea Salad (The Best High-Protein Lunch!)

Cottage Cheese Chickpea Salad (The Best High-Protein Lunch!)

This Cottage Cheese Chickpea Salad is a delightful, high-protein lunch that combines creamy cottage cheese with hearty chickpeas and fresh vegetables.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Calories: 185
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 425 g chickpeas rinsed and drained
  • 240 g cottage cheese full-fat or low-fat
  • 40 g red onion finely diced
  • 100 g celery finely diced
  • 30 g fresh dill chopped
  • 15 ml lemon juice freshly squeezed
  • 5 tsp Dijon mustard
  • to taste Salt
  • to taste black pepper

Method
 

  1. After rinsing and draining your chickpeas, add them to a medium-sized bowl. Using a fork or a potato masher, gently mash about half of the chickpeas.
  2. To the bowl with the chickpeas, add the cottage cheese, diced red onion, chopped celery, fresh dill, lemon juice, and Dijon mustard.
  3. Stir all the ingredients together until they are evenly combined. Give it a taste and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper as needed.
  4. You can serve the salad immediately or cover it and let it chill in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes to allow the flavors to meld together.

Notes

This salad is perfect for meal prep; make a batch and enjoy it for lunch throughout the week!