Greek Salad with cottage cheese & pasta

 Ingredient for 2 servings:

• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 3-4 tbsps red wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp dried oregano
• 2 cucumbers, roughly chopped
• 2 red or green bell peppers, roughly chopped
• 1 small red onion, diced
• 6 vine tomatoes, roughly chopped
• 10 Kalamata olives
• Pickles (kapari or caper)
• 2 cups cooked whole-wheat pasta (fusilli or penne) 
• 250g cottage cheese, low fat
• salt and pepper to taste

*tbsp: tablespoon    tsp: tablespoon     cup: 250ml

Method:

1. 1. Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the label, let them cool and set aside.
   2. Prepare all of the vegetables, cheese and olives and transfer to a large salad bowl and toss.
   3. Add the pasta, the olive oil, the vinegar and the oregano and toss again.
   4. Adjust flavor with salt and pepper and serve immediately. 

Nutritional Information (per serving):  

• Energy: 512 kcal
• Fat: 17 g
• Carbohydrate: 70 g
• Protein: 26 g

Vitamins and Minerals

• Vitamin A:40 %
• Vitamin C:616 %
• Folate: 56%
• Iron: 24%
• Niacin: 29%
• Riboflavin: 38%
• Thiamin: 46%

*Percent Daily Values based on a 2,000 kcal diet.

Eleana Liasidou

Clinical Dietitian -nutritionist, MSc