Title: Gingered pear salad
 Categories: Salads, Fruits, Cheese/eggs, Jell-o, 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 Gelatin
    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