Cottage Cheese Ranch Cucumber Chicken Salad
By Recipes Worth Cooking Test Kitchen

Prep Time: 18 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Servings: 4
Difficulty: Easy
Cuisine: American

Description:
Blended cottage cheese ranch coats chicken, cucumbers, herbs, celery, and pickled onions for a high-protein lunch salad.

Ingredients:
- 2.50 Cup cooked chicken
- 1.00 Cup cottage cheese
- 2.00 Cup cucumber
- 0.75 Cup celery
- 0.50 Cup pickled red onions
- 0.25 Cup fresh dill
- 0.25 Cup chives
- 2.00 Tablespoon lemon juice
- 0.75 Teaspoon garlic powder
- 0.25 Cup Greek yogurt

Instructions:
<ol><li>Salt cucumber slices lightly and let them stand for 10 minutes, then pat dry.</li><li>Blend cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, lemon juice, garlic powder, dill, chives, salt, and pepper until mostly smooth.</li><li>Combine chicken, cucumbers, celery, and pickled onions in a large bowl.</li><li>Fold in enough cottage cheese ranch to coat the salad.</li><li>Taste and add more lemon, salt, or pepper as needed.</li><li>Rest for 10 minutes before serving so the chicken absorbs some dressing.</li><li>Serve in lettuce cups, pita, toast, or over greens.</li></ol>

Notes:
<ul><li>Full-fat cottage cheese gives the smoothest dressing.</li><li>Patting the cucumbers dry keeps leftovers from watering out.</li><li>Use finely chopped rotisserie chicken if you want a deli-style texture.</li></ul>

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