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Date Diet Salad

This is how our Grandmother's lost that baby weight!

Yield: Makes 12 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 c. pineapple juice
  • 3 TBS sugar substitute like Splenda or Stevia
  • 1 env. unflavored gelatin
  • 1 32 oz. can crushed pineapple, drained
  • 5 tbsp. lemon juice
  • 1/2 c. chopped nuts
  • 1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
  • 1 TBS grated lemon peel
  • 1 c. dates, chopped
  • Dash of salt

Instructions

  1. Part 1: Soften gelatin in 1/2 cup pineapple juice; dissolve over hot water
  2. Mix with remaining juice, crushed pineapple and sugar substitute
  3. Spray 1 quart mold with non-stick spray, and arrange few pieces of dates in bottom
  4. Cover with 1 cup of pineapple mixture. Chill until set.
  5. Part 2: Blend grated lemon peel, salt and cream cheese
  6. Gradually add the remaining pineapple
  7. Stir in dates and nuts
  8. Pour over first layer in mold and chill until firm