Low Carb Salads And Dressings Recipes

Ingredients:

1/2 cup very cold water
3 package knox unflavored gelatin
4 cup flat diet cola, see * note
1 package unsweetened black cherry kool aid
3 packets splenda, nutrasweet or swee, t-n-low
8 oz cream cheese
1/2 cup fresh grated coconut
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup pecans

Instructions:

* Note: To flatten cola, pour from bottle or can into glass rapidly and
then into another glass. Go back and forth between glasses until very
little 'fizz' is left.

Soften gelatin in cold water for about 2 minutes in a glass measuring cup.
Set cup in the microwave and cook on high for 1 1/2 minutes. Stir well
and check to see if you can see through it. If not, microwave for a few
more seconds. Pour into a large bowl. Add flat cola, sweetener, and
Kool-Aid. Stir until there is no fizz at all.

Place 1 cup of this liquid mixture into blender with cream cheese and whip
until the cheese is completely blended. Pour cream cheese mixture back
into the bowl with rest of mixture. Stir to blend. Place in the
refrigerator and watch it for the beginning signs of gelling. Stir
occasionally to keep cream cheese blended.

When mixture begins to thicken, add pecans, coconut, and celery. It should
be thick enough to suspend the chopped ingredients at this point. Now is
the time to pour it in an elegant mold if you like. Return to refrigerator
and allow to set firm. Serve with low-carb whipped cream and/or diced
strawberries.

This recipe yields 8 servings; 4.2 carb grams per serving.

Servings: 8