MOCK CAPRESE SALAD

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Fresh mozzarella is expensive. I love caprese and came up with this. I use fat-free cottage cheese to make it really low calorie.

Provided by Denise Kasz Willmarth

Categories Salad Vegetable Salad Recipes Tomato Salad Recipes

Time 10m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 cup fat-free cottage cheese
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil leaves, or to taste
½ teaspoon salt
freshly ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

Steps:

Combine cottage cheese, tomatoes, basil, salt, and black pepper in a bowl. Stir in balsamic vinegar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 119.7 calories, Carbohydrate 13.2 g, Cholesterol 4.8 mg, Fat 0.3 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 15.6 g, Sodium 1032.5 mg, Sugar 10.2 g