Description
A refreshing salad that combines corn, chicken, and a creamy cottage cheese dressing.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups cooked corn kernels (can be from frozen or grilled)
- 2 cups cooked chicken (cut into small pieces, rotisserie chicken works great)
- 1/2 cup cotija cheese (or parmesan cheese)
- 1 bell pepper (diced)
- 1 handful cilantro leaves (minced, small handful)
- 1/4 cup chopped scallions (green parts)
- 1 small shallot (minced)
- 1 avocado (cubed)
- 1/2 cup cottage cheese
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 garlic clove
- 1/2 teaspoon taco seasoning
- Sea salt and black pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Make the Dressing: Pop the cottage cheese, olive oil, garlic, and taco seasoning into a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth and creamy. Taste and add salt and pepper as needed. You can thin it out with a splash of water if it’s too thick.
- Mix the Salad: In a large bowl, combine the corn, chicken, cotija cheese, bell pepper, cilantro, scallions, shallot, and avocado. Gently toss to combine. Be gentle with the avocado so it doesn’t get mushy.
- Add the Dressing: Pour the cottage cheese dressing over the salad and toss until everything is well-coated. Serve as is, over crackers, tortillas or toast.
Notes
- This salad is perfect for a summer gathering or as a light meal.
- You can adjust the seasoning based on your preference.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 50mg