St. Patrick’s Day Cottage Cheese Salad

May 11, 2023May 11, 20230 2

Healthy and refreshing St. Patrick’s Day Cottage Cheese Salad

by The Chefin Salad

Prep

10 min

Cook

5 min

Ready In

2 hr 15 min

Level

Easy

Rating

Ingredients

	16 ounces small curd cottage cheese
	3 ounces lime Jell-O gelatin
	8 ounces Cool Whip , thawed
	15 ounces mandarin oranges , well-drained
	1/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut

Nutrision Information

Servings Per Recipe

Calories

220

Sugar

20g

Fat

St. Patrick’s Day Cottage Cheese Salad is a delightful dessert that is perfect for celebrating St. Patrick's Day. This salad is green in color and is made with lime Jell-O, cottage cheese, mandarin oranges, and coconut flakes. It is a fun dessert to prepare and it can be customized by adding any type of fruit desired. The refreshing taste of this salad makes it ideal for the warm summer months and a perfect addition to any family get-together.

Instructions

1.	In a large mixing bowl, combine the package of lime Jell-O and 1 cup boiling water, stir until it dissolves.
2.	Add 1 cup of cold water to the Jell-O.
3.	Gently fold in cottage cheese and mandarin oranges.
4.	Fold in Cool Whip and coconut.
5.	Pour the mixture into a 9x12-inch dish, chill for at least 2 hours before serving.

PROS

St.
Patrick’s Day Cottage Cheese Salad is a low-fat and low-calorie dessert that is ideal for people who are conscious of their weight.

The salad is easy to make and is refreshingly delicious.

CONS

The sweetness of this recipe comes from the added sugar in lime Jell-O and in Cool Whip.

It is also a little heavy on sodium since cottage cheese and Jell-O contain salt.

HEALTH & BENEFITS

St. Patrick’s Day Cottage Cheese Salad contains a good amount of protein from cottage cheese.
It also has mandarin oranges that are rich in vitamin C, which helps the body fight off infections and maintain healthy skin. Furthermore, the coconut flakes contain medium-chain triglycerides, which are easy to digest, absorb and provide a quick energy boost.