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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Cottage Apple Salad

Cottage Apple Salad is simple to make, and delicious to eat. The perfect salad for those busy days. This is one to keep in your memory for a quick salad to offer and kids love it! Cottage Apple Salad, yep, you will want to make this...

Cottage Apple Salad, apples, cottage cheese and cinnamon!

Simple ingredients shine, when brought together for this salad. 

This salad of apples, cottage cheese, and a dusting of cinnamon borders on too simple to be an actual recipe. But on the other hand, it is too tasty to leave it a secret and not share it with you. The creamy cottage cheese gently coats the crisp sweet apple pieces. Cinnamon is the perfect spice, it is zesty without being too strong or overpowering the salad. And don't we all need more ideas like this one for busy days, and let's be honest, life will always give us busy days...

Easy, unique and now a family favorite!

If someone had told me that a scoop of cottage cheese, a diced apple, and a dusting of cinnamon would taste this good I would have called them out on the accuracy of their taste buds! But here I am sharing it with you, because, yes it is that good. But before I forget, be sure sure to scatter a few walnut pieces over the top for a delicious addition of crunch and nutrition. 

Cottage Apple Salad is one of the recipes (if you can actually call this a recipe, it is almost too simple to be call one.) that came about while volunteering in remote places and having only a very small grocery store available for shopping on our days off from volunteer duty. But without apologies, I have to say, it really is enjoyable and quite good!

Use your favorite type of apples, red or green, peeled or not. 

When we make this at home we have used both walnuts and pecans. For this presentation we used a red apple, but any apple of your own preference (or in your fruit bowl) is the one to use. Cottage Apple Salad is perfect to serve as lunch for one, or as a side salad for two. All you will need to do is double or triple the ingredients when you are fortunate enough to have more folks gathered around your table!


Ingredients needed for this recipe:
  • apple, red or green
  • cottage cheese
  • cinnamon
  • walnuts or pecans if desired
You will also need the following:
  • kitchen knife
  • cutting board
  • mixing bowl
  • serving bowl
  • kitchen spoon for mixing
Now you are ready to begin!

Cottage Apple Salad, simple ingredients come together for a delicious fruit salad.
Cottage Apple Salad

Cottage Apple Salad
by the seat of my pants!
UPDATD: 09.06.2023

1 large red apple, diced (no need to peel)
1 scoop, about 1/3 c cottage cheese
ground cinnamon
pecans or walnut, if desired

Wash and dry the apple. Peel if desired, but we usually do not. Cut into quarters and remove the core. Dice into 1/2 inch pieces. 



In a mixing bowl, combine the diced apple, cottage cheese, and a dash of cinnamon, stir well to combine. 

Cottage Apple Salad, a delicious and easy to make apple and cottage salad.

To serve, place in a serving dish, dust the top with additional cinnamon and a few broken pecans or walnuts, if desired.

Storage options for Cottage Apple Salad. If you have leftovers store covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days, Expect some natural change of color from the apples, however it is perfectly fine to eat. Do not freeze this recipe.

UPDATE:  For your convenience, a "copy and paste" version of Cottage Apple Salad has been included below. 

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Printable "copy and paste" version:
Cottage Apple Salad
by the seat of my pants!
UPDATD: 09.06.2023

1 large red apple, diced (no need to peel)
1 scoop, about 1/3 c cottage cheese
ground cinnamon
pecans or walnut, if desired

Wash and dry the apple. Peel if desired, but we usually do not. Cut into quarters and remove the core. Dice into 1/2 inch pieces. 

In a mixing bowl, combine the diced apple, cottage cheese, and a dash of cinnamon, stir well to combine. 

To serve, place in a serving dish, dust the top with additional cinnamon and a few broken pecans or walnuts, if desired.

Storage options for Cottage Apple Salad. If you have leftovers store covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days, Expect some natural change of color from the apples, however it is perfectly fine to eat. Do not freeze this recipe.

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  1. We will love this Cottage Apple Salad! Hope you had a great Christmas and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday,516. We hope to see you back here again soon!
    Miz Helen

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  2. What a healthy dessert this will be for me! TFS! Pinned!

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  3. I will be saving this recipe! Thanks so much for your nice comment on my blog about slow cooker rotisserie chicken. I was astounded that people kept mentioned costco!!

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    1. Kristie, I enjoy it with a slice of buttered toast for breakfast also. Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it.

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  5. Interesting! Like you, this is a combination I would never have thought to try, but maybe I need to now. :) Visiting from Tell it To Me Tuesday.

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    1. Sometimes the simplest of ingredients are quite good together, and this is one of those times. Thanks so much for stopping by, I appreciate it.

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  6. I love apple season - all the sweet treats from them! Thanks for sharing at the What's for Dinner party - Hope your week is going great.

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  7. This is so perfect for apple season! Thanks for the great recipe

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  8. This sounds great. I never thought to add cottage cheese.
    I appreciate you sharing this with Sweet Tea & Friends this month.

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    1. Paula you are so welcome, thank you for hosting, I appreciate sharing with your readers at Sweet Tea and Friends!

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