Grandma's Cottage Cheese Salad

Ingredients

• 16 ounces cottage cheese (1%, 2% or 4%)

• 1/2 to 1 cup tomatoes - cut in bite size pieces, seeded if you like (use your favorite tomatoes - plum, cherry, Roma, fresh from the garden) 

• 1/4 cup onion (less or more) -  vidalia, any sweet onion, red onion, green onion (use your favorite)

• 1/2 large cucumber (or more), cut in bite size pieces, seeded if you like. English cucumbers are great with this salad

• salt & pepper to taste

Directions

In a medium size bowl, add cottage cheese and veggies - mix well.  Season with salt and pepper. Serve chilled. Enjoy.

OPTIONAL

• your favorite seasonings (Greek, Italian are great)

• Tabasco, hot sauce 

• fresh lemon juice

• any veggies you like - radishes, carrots, peppers and more

• sliced olives

• pepperoncini

• add a splash of vinaigrette or your favorite Italian or Greek dressing 

• Serve with a side of your favorite crackers. I love wheat thins and using the salad as a dip. So good!

TIP

Try fruit cocktail. My friend/roommate in college loved cottage cheese topped with fruit cocktail - so good.