Cottage Apple Salad

Cottage Apple Salad is not only simple to make, but delicious to eat. Making it the perfect salad for those busy days. This is one recipe 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...

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. And cinnamon is the perfect spice, it is zesty without being too strong or overpowering the other flavors in 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...that seems to be the one item that is not in short supply!

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 all of 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. But by all means, if you are out of walnuts, pecans make a great substitution. 

Cottage Apple Salad is one of the recipes,

(if you can actually call this a recipe, it is almost too simple to be called 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! And the proof is that it is still served in our home, to this day. Sometimes I make this salad for a crunchy delicious breakfast, as a change of pace from my usual oatmeal...

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! Because there is nothing better than a table full of family and friends to enjoy a meal with. 

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

Cottage Apple Salad
by the seat of my pants!

UPDATD: 04.16.2025

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.

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: 04.16.2025

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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