Quick Cottage Cheese Salad

An old standby. Very healthy--a great way to get kids to consume more calcium! Mom made this all the time in the winter, when fresh fruit was scarce.

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2  cups cottage cheese
• 4  canned  pear halves in natural juice
• 4  large lettuce leaves
• 4  tablespoons  western salad dressing or 4  tablespoons  Catalina dressing or 4  tablespoons  raspberry vinaigrette dressing

Directions

1. Wash lettuce leaves, pat dry and place on individual salad plates.
2. Place 1/2 cup cottage cheese on each leaf.
3. Top cottage cheese with pear half.
4. Drizzle about 1 tablespoon (or to taste) dressing over each portion.
5. Serve.
6. NOTE: do not prepare in advance unless you can keep the salads chilled!