You are probably wondering why I'm calling this Cucumber (No Pasta) Salad instead of just "cucumber salad". Reason being--it STARTED as my very, very favorite pasta salad recipe and turned into this!
Here is the thing: pasta isn't bad for you (whole wheat, quinoa or brown rice please!) in moderation. However, pasta is a trigger food for me. So in my weight loss/get-abs journey I steer clear. It is so hard, but I know when noodles hit my lips it is a fast and scary downward spiral for me. I know it, so I plan for it by just avoiding it except for very rare occasions.
This pasta salad was actually my mom's recipe. Yall, I would make it with an entire box and it would be gone in a day and a half (see--downward spiral). I would eat a big bowl for lunch, snack, and dinner. Now that I have my super awesome portion control containers and realize what a serving SHOULD have been I look back and realize I was eating about a week's or more worth of carbs in a day. Yikes. No WONDER I wasn't seeing any give in my clothes! So, yes you could make this with pasta and measure it properly, but now that I make it this way I realized I don't think I was after the pasta, I was after the cheese, onion and ranch. ha!
Gather Up:
- 1/2 cup homemade ranch dressing
- 4 cucumbers- peeled and diced (seeds removed!)
- 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, cubed
- 1/2 red onion, diced small
- Dump it all in a bowl and stir. Serve chilled!
If you follow my portion control system, measure a serving in your green container. Count as: 1 green, 1 blue, 1 orange
If you want to know more about this portion control system and how you can join my next accountability group (we start the first Monday of each month!) shoot me an email. I promise I am a super fun and sweet person. I don't bite ;) BrittanyLerbakken@gmail.com