Title: Gingered Pear Salad
Categories: Salad Fruit Cheese Jello Diabetic
Yield: 3 Servings

1	cn	(8 1/2 oz) pear halves in unsweetened juice undrained
1	pk	(4-serving size) JELL-O Brand Lemon Flavor Sugar- Free Gela
3/4	c	Boiling water
2	ts	Lemon juice
		Ice cubes
1	c	(8 oz.) 2% lowfat cottage cheese
1/8	ts	Salt
1/8	ts	Ground ginger

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 - 1 1/2, Fruit - 1.

FROM: There's Always Room for Sugar Free JELL-O copyright 1992

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