Easy arugula black bean salad with cottage cheese is an elegant, healthy and refreshing dish. Serve as a first course or as an accompaniment for pizza or pasta for dinner.
Ingredients
2 Handfuls of Arugula
6 Tbsp of Canned Black Beans
2 Tbsp of Red Onion, Chopped
1 Tsp of Salsa
1 Tbsp of Olive Oil
¼ Tsp of Honey
2 Tsp of Red Wine Vinaigrette
8 Black Olives, Chopped
Salt and Pepper to taste
3 Tbsp of Cottage Cheese
2 Tsp of Cheddar Cheese
Parmesan Cheese to taste
Tortilla Chips as needed
Instructions
Wash the arugula. Chop the onion finely and slice the black olives.
In a mixing bowl, combine arugula, black beans, red onion, salsa, honey, olive oil, red wine vinaigrette, black olives, cottage cheese, cheddar cheese, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. Toss well with fork or spoon.
Garnish with tortilla chips and serve as an accompaniment for pizza or pasta for dinner.
Notes
Use aged gouda cheese or feta cheese instead of cottage cheese and parmesan cheese. If you love nuts, you can top the salad with pine nuts or peanuts or pecans. If you have love cherry tomatoes, add it to the salad and avoid salsa.
Recipe by FoodyBuddy at http://foodybuddy.net/2015/07/20/easy-arugula-black-bean-salad-with-cottage-cheese.html