healtharoni salad

Ingredients For healtharoni salad

• 2 c

  red cabbage, shredded
• 1/2 c

  carrot, grated
• 1/2 c

  celery, diced
• 1/2 c

  cucumber, peeled and diced
• 1/2 c

  green bell pepper, diced
• 1/2 c

  radishes, julienne-cut
• 1/4 c

  green onion, sliced
• 1 Tbsp

  fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 c

  elbow macaroni, cooked, rinsed with cold water, and drained, from 1/2 cup dry macaroni*
• lettuce leaves, optional
• * * * * * *
• dressing*
• 1/2 c

  low-fat cottage cheese
• 1/4 c

  low-fat plain yogurt
• 1 Tbsp

  mayonnaise*
• 3/4 tsp

  salt
• 1/8 tsp

  pepper
• * * * * * *
• *change elbow macaroni to 1 1/2 cups cooked, rinsed with cold water, and drained, from 3/4 cup dry macaroni
• *may use light or low-fat mayo
• *addition of 2 tsp. minced garlic from jar to dressing
• *make another batch of dressing, using as much is needed for the addition of more macaroni; any leftovers can be refrigerated & used for a lettuce salad later by thinning dressing a little