Ingredients
1 large scoop low-fat cottage cheese
3 to 4 rye crisp crackers
1 hard-boiled egg, cut into wedges
1/2 fresh tomato, cut into wedges
1/4 cucumber, thinly sliced
1/4 green pepper, seeded and thinly sli, ced
1 or:
1/4 fresh pineapple, diced
1/2 fresh peach, peeled and sliced
1/4 fresh papaya, peeled and sliced
Directions
lettuce leaves, washed and well dried
1. Arrange lettuce on individual serving plate. 2. Mound cottage
cheese in center, and set crackers around edges; encircle with
vegetables or fruits. Plain cottage cheese can also be enlivened with
a variety of other fresh vegetables, raw or lightly steamed, and
fruits, fresh or canned (without added sugar).
Servings: 1 servings
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