Christmas Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (6 oz.) pkg. lime gelatin
1/2 c. cottage cheese
1 Tbsp. salad dressing
1 c. nutmeats, chopped
1 1/2 c. hot water
1 (8 oz.) can pineapple tidbits, reserve juice to add to water
1/2 c. maraschino cherry halves

Preparation

Drain pineapple and use juice with 1 1/2 cups of water; should equal 2 cups, if not add a
little
more
water.
Heat half
of the liquid to boiling; add\tgelatin,
stirring
until dissolved. Mix salad dressing and cottage cheese; slowly stir it
into
the gelatin mixture.
Add
pineapple,
nuts,
cherry halves and the other cup of liquid.
Mix
well.
Pour
into
a flat
9
x 13 x 2-inch pan.
Chill\tuntil
congealed.
Cut\tin squares.
Serve on lettuce leaf with mayonnaise
and
a cherry half.