Mixed Salad with Cherries, Courgette, Cream Cheese and Pumpkin Seeds

Mesclun aux cerises, courgette, fromage frais et graines de courge.

That is the way the recipe sounded in french. When I read it I thought- yuk. The combination did not made a lot of sense to me. That was the reaction I´ve got from all the people I talked about this recipe too. Weird combination.

But things like this interest me a lot and I get curious. I had enough cherries left over from the cherry cake and enough lettuce and a spare courgette. Pumpkin seeds were not hard to get.
While I brought the ingredients together, I still had some fears about the outcome of the recipe.
As the basic dressing with lemon, olive oil and white balsamic vinegar went over it with a bit of salt and pepper, I instantly tried it and I was pleasantly surprised.

recipe for 3:
200 g mixed lettuce
100 g cherries pitted
60 g cottage cheese
1 small courgette thin discs
50 g pumpkin seeds

dressing:
3 tbsp olive oil
1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tbsp white balsamic vinegar
1 tsp agave syrup
salt and pepper

My friends also loved it. Give the recipe a chance.