Calico Salad for Two

Name: Calico Salad for Two
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup 4% cottage cheese; 1/3 cup chopped celery; 1/3 cup chopped radishes; 1/4 cup chopped green pepper; 2 tablespoons chopped dill pickle; Dash pepper; Lettuce leaves

MY HUSBAND suggested I share this salad recipe. It's one of his favorites, which I created long ago in a moment of panic. I'd opened the refrigerator to get out the makings for green salad and discovered I had only a couple lettuce leaves. The cottage cheese was a perfect substitute. -Pat Wasing, Houston, Texas

Ingredients

1/2 cup 4% cottage cheese
1/3 cup chopped celery
1/3 cup chopped radishes
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
2 tablespoons chopped dill pickle
Dash pepper
Lettuce leaves

Directions

In a small bowl, combine cottage cheese, celery, radishes, green pepper, pickle and pepper; mix well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Serve on a bed of lettuce.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 cup: 54 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 5mg cholesterol, 429mg sodium, 6g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 8g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 lean meat, 1 vegetable.

Originally published as Calico Salad in Reminisce Extra June 1998