Salads and salad dressings
Lime Gelatin Salad with Cottage Cheese
Recipe submitted by DaVita dietitian Libby from Virginia.
Portions: 10 servings
Serving size: 1/2 cup
Ingredients
- one 20-ounce can crushed pineapple, packed in juice
- 1 box (6-ounce) sugar-free lime gelatin
- 1 cup liquid nondairy creamer
- 2 cups cottage cheese
- 1/2 cup celery, finely diced
Preparation
- Drain juice from pineapple into a pan. Bring to a boil and remove from heat.
- Pour gelatin powder into the juice. Stir until dissolved.
- Stir in pineapple, nondairy creamer, cottage cheese and celery.
- Pour into a 9" x 13" dish and refrigerate. Stir every 15 minutes to combine ingredients evenly, until gelatin begins to set.
- Chill at least one hour longer. Serve as an appetizer, salad or dessert.
Nutrients per serving
- Calories: 114
- Protein: 6 g
- Carbohydrate: 13 g
- Fat: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 6 mg
- Sodium: 196 mg
- Potassium: 124 mg
- Phosphorus: 74 mg
- Calcium: 28 mg
- Fiber: 0.5 g
Renal and Renal Diabetic Food Choices
- 1/2 meat
- 1 fruit, low potassium
Carbohydrate Choices
- 1
Helpful Hints
- Serving suggestions:
- Divide into 10 equal portions. Place each serving on a lettuce-lined plate.
- Spoon a 1/2-cup serving into a parfait glass and top with whipped topping.


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