Cucumber Pate Recipe

Cucumber Pate Recipe from the diabetic recipe collection at InformationAboutDiabetes.com

Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1 large cucumber, peeled seeded and chopped
• 1 small green pepper, seeded and quartered
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 medium onion, quartered
• 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese
• 1/2 cup low-fat mayonnaise
• 1 package unflavored sugar-free gelatin
• 1/4 cup boiling water
• 1/4 cup cold water
• Assorted crackers

Preparation

1. Spray a 5-cup mold or a 1&1/2-quart mixing bowl with nonstick cooking spray.
2. In a food processor, coarsely chop the cucumber, green pepper, celery, and onion.
3. Remove the vegetables from the food processor and set aside.
4. Combine the cottage cheese and mayonnaise in the food processor and blend until smooth.
5. In a medium bowl, dissolve the gelatin in boiling water, then slowly stir in the cold water.
6. Add the chopped vegetables and cottage cheese mixture and mixt horoughly.
7. Pour the mixture into the prepared mold and refrigerate overnight or until firm.
8. To serve, carefully invert mold onto serving plate and remove the mold.
9. Surround the pate with assorted crackers.

Exchanges

• 1 Fat Exchange
• 1 Vegetable Exchange

Nutritional Information

• Calories – 61
• Calories from Fat – 32
• Total Fat – 4g
• Saturated Fat -- 1g
• Cholesterol -- 6mg
• Sodium -- 146mg
• Carbohydrate -- 4g
• Dietary Fiber -- 1g
• Sugars – 3g
• Protein -- 4g

12 servings/Serving size: 1/2 cup

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Is this Cucumber Pate Recipe Suitable for Diabetics?

This Cucumber Pate recipe is part of our category which contains diabetic Spread recipes. As we are unaware of your particular health conditions and the guidelines your medical team has given you, we cannot say with any degree of certainty that this Cucumber Pate recipe is OK for you. Even taking that into account, as the original compiler labelled it as `diabetic` it should suggest that it at least meets the minimum specification for the label `diabetic friendly`, being low in fat and carbs and consequently should be more healthy than a typical non-diabetic recipe. Nonetheless, this Cucumber Pate recipe should only be used In the event that you understand your own condition and are happy that the recipe contents are safe for you.

Cucumber Pate Recipe - Important Disclaimer

This Cucumber Pate Recipe is one from our diabetic Spread recipes collection. It is unthinkable for us to validate every single one of the diabetic Spread recipes to certify that all the recipes are 100% modified for diabetics. Our diabetic recipe collection has in excess of two thousand recipes in the collection, & to validate each recipe at a rate of one each day would occupy us for nearly 6 years. You are therefore advised to analyse the ingredients carefully to ensure that all of them are compatible with the nutritional guidelines your nutritionalist has offered you. In the event that you suspect that this Cucumber Pate recipe is not appropriate for sufferers of diabetes, let us know & we will remove the problem recipe from our diabetic recipe collection.