Pear and Watercress Salad

Pear and Watercress Salad

Servings:  4

	50 g dried rice, long grain, brown
	175 g cottage cheese
	410 g pears, in juice, drained
	2 bunch watercress, trimmed
	1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
	1 tablespoon fat-free salad dressing, French

            Cook the rice in boiling salted water. Drain and leave to cool.

·         When the rice is cold, mix the cottage cheese, cayenne pepper and pears together and add to the rice.

·         Arrange the watercress in a ring on a flat dish and pile the rice mixture in the centre.

·         Chill for 15 minutes before serving with fat-free French dressing.