MOUSY PEAR SALAD

Mousy Pear Salad image

When my children were small, they loved to make these fun fruit salads. They gobbled up any leftover cheese and licorice as soon as the mice were assembled. The salads were the first thing they'd dig into when we started supper.-Marie Hoyer, Hodgenville, Kentucky

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 15m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

2 cups shredded lettuce or lettuce leaves
1 can (15-1/4 ounces) pear halves, drained
24 raisins
1 slice process cheese (Velveeta)
Black shoestring licorice, cut into four 3-inch pieces and sixteen 1-inch pieces
1 red maraschino cherry, quartered

Steps:

On four salad plates, place lettuce and a pear half, cut side down. Insert two raisins at narrow end of pear for eyes. Tuck four raisins under pear for feet. For ears, cut small teardrop-shaped pieces from cheese; place just above the eyes. Insert one 3-in. licorice piece into wide end of each pear for a tail. Insert four 1-in. pieces into each face for whiskers. Place a cherry piece under whiskers for nose.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 150 calories, Fat 1g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 3mg cholesterol, Sodium 126mg sodium, Carbohydrate 36g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges