Golden cheese salad
6 servings
| Lemon-flavored gelatin | 3-ounce package |
| Boiling water | 1 cup |
| Cream cheese, chilled | 1½ ounces |
| Nuts (pecans, macadamias, or roasted peanuts), chopped | ⅓ cup |
| Crushed pineapple | 2 cups |
| Carrots, shredded | 1 cup |
| Lettuce leaves | As desired |
Dissolve gelatin in boiling water.
Chill.
Cut cream cheese into 18 cubes.
Coat cream cheese cubes with nuts and roll into balls.
Stir pineapple and carrots into gelatin. Add cream cheese balls.
Chill several hours or overnight until firm.
Serve on lettuce leaves.
Calories per serving: About 185.