Cottage Cheese and Spiced Peach Salad
Comments: If desired, serve this salad decorated with drained red Maraschino cherries.
Servings: 4
  • 48 canned cling peach halves
  • 4 cups [1 L] vinegar
  • 48 whole cloves
  • 8 sticks cinnamon
  • 4 cups [800 g] sugar
  • Salad greens, to taste
  • 12 cups [3 L] creamed cottage cheese
  • 2 cups [500 mL] finely chopped walnuts
  • Transfer peach halves into a large bowl.
  • Bring together vinegar, cloves, cinnamon sticks and sugar to a boil.
  • Leave to simmer for 3 minutes.
  • Pour over peach halves.
  • Refrigerate for several hours.
  • To serve, drain then arrange peach halves on salad greens.
  • Top with large spoonfuls of creamed cottage cheese and sprinkle with chopped nuts.