Herbed Cottage Cheese

This is one of my favorite classic summer recipes - perfect paired with summer tomatoes, or change it up and serve it with sweet cantaloupe - a surprisingly good flavor combination with the green tabasco sauce.

Makes 2 cups

1 ½ cups 4% (full fat) cottage cheese

2 tablespoons mayonnaise

½ cup cucumber, seeded, peeled and chopped

¼ cup shredded basil leaves

1 tablespoon minced chives

¾ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Green tabasco sauce for serving

1. Mix all of the above together and serve chilled