Gingered pear salad
3 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | can | (8 1/2 oz) pear halves in unsweetened juice undrained |
| 1 | pack | (4-serving size) JELL-O Brand Lemon Flavor Sugar- Free Gelatin |
| ¾ | cup | Boiling water |
| 2 | teaspoons | Lemon juice |
| Ice cubes | ||
| 1 | cup | (8 oz.) 2% lowfat cottage cheese |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Ground ginger |
Directions
Drain pears, reserving juice; set aside. Finely chop pears; set aside.
Dissolve gelatin in boiling water; add lemon juice. Add enough ice cubes to reserved pear juice to measure 1 cup. Add to gelatin; stir until slightly thickened. Remove any unmelted ice; pour into blender container.
Add cottage cheese, salt and ginger; cover. Blend until smooth. Stir in pears. Pour into 3 individual plastic containers (for brown bagging) or serving dishes. Chill until firm, about 2 hours. Makes 3 cups or 3 entree servings.
Nutritional information per serving: calories - 120, protein - 13 gm., fat - 2 gm., carbohydrates - 14 gm., cholesterol - 5 mg., sodium - 480 mg.
Diabetic Exchanges: Lean Meat - 1½, Fruit - 1.
FROM: There's Always Room for Sugar Free JELL-O copyright 1992 JELL-O is a registered trademark of Kraft General Foods, Inc.