Bunny Salad

A fun treat for children of all ages! :-) From the Western chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947. Chilling time not included in preparation time.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1 (3 ounce) package  lime gelatin
• 2  cups water
• 6  pear halves
• 4  tablespoons cottage cheese
•  mayonnaise (use a good quality, such as Hellmann's)
• 1  tablespoon  blanched almond, chopped
•  lettuce
• 24  almonds, blanched
•  paprika
•  parsley, for garnish
• 1  leaf lettuce

Directions

1. Dissolve gelatin in warm water.
2. Pour into an 8" x 8" pan and chill until firm: shred with tines of a fork or force through a ricer to resemble grass.
3. For each salad, fill a pear half with cottage cheese mixed with mayonnaise and chopped almonds.
4. Place a piece of leaf lettuce on a chilled plate and top with gelatin "grass"; place pear half rounded side up on the gelatin.
5. Make bunny's ears, mouth and tail from almonds.
6. Make eyes by dipping the tip of a knife into paprika then gently into pear where you'd like the eyes to be.
7. If you wish to garnish, form a "carrot" from yellow cheese or cheese salad with a sprig of parsley for "carrot greens".
8. Serve with mayonnaise.