Sauces, Salads Recipes - Summer Salad with Sour Cream Dressing

Ingredients

• 2 tsps. unflavored gelatin

• Sour Cream Dressing (below)

• 1/4 cup cold water

• 2 cups cottage cheese

• 1 cup (1/4 pound) crumbled blue cheese

• 1/2 cup mayonnaise

• 2 Tbs. minced scallion

• 1 tsp. Tabasco Red Hot Pepper Sauce

• 1/2 cup heavy cream, whipped

• 3 cups cut-up fresh fruit in season (melon balls, strawberries, pear strips, citrus sections, etc.)

• 6 lettuce cups

Sour Cream Dressing:

• 1 cup sour cream

• 1 Tbs. mayonnaise

• 1/4 tsp. Tabasco Red

• Hot Pepper Sauce

Makes about 6 servings

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Method:

1. Sprinkle gelatin over water; stir over hot water until gelatin is dissolved. Combine cheeses, blend in gelatin.

2. Stir mayonnaise, scallion and Tabasco into cheese mixture until all ingredients are thoroughly blended.

3. Fold whipped cream into cheese. Pour into lightly oiled quart mold. Chill until firm about 4 hours.

4. Carefully un-mold cheese salad onto plate. Surround mold with individual fruit salads in lettuce cups. Serve with Sour Cream Dressing.

To prepare Sour Cream Dressing: Combine all ingredients. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Makes 6 servings.