Golden Pumpkin Salad Recipe

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This delicious salad is the result of a bumper crop of pumpkins at Janell Burrell's place in Cornelia, Georgia. "I had so many on hand, I started experimenting with different ways of preparing them," she smiles. "The sweet dish I'm sharing here is one we all enjoy."

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Golden Pumpkin Salad Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + chilling

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

2 cups shredded uncooked fresh pie pumpkin
1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, undrained
1/2 cup raisins
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon sugar
Leaf lettuce, optional

Directions

Place pumpkin in a 1-qt. microwave-safe bowl. Cover and microwave on high for 2-1/4 minutes; cool. Stir in pineapple, raisins, mayonnaise and sugar. Refrigerate overnight. Serve on lettuce if desired. Yield: 4 servings.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested in a 1,100-watt microwave.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (3/4 cup) equals 130 calories, 3 g fat (trace saturated fat), 1 mg cholesterol, 22 mg sodium, 28 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Golden Pumpkin Salad in Country Woman September/October 1999, p40