Ingredients:
Romaine lettuce leaves
3/4 cup 2 percent cottage cheese
1/3 cup Mandarin oranges (rinsed/drained)
1/2 lime, juiced (about 1 tablespoon)
1 teaspoon ginger, grated
1/4 cup raspberries
1 kiwi, peeled, sliced
1/2 pear, sliced
Black pepper, freshly ground
Mint sprig
Instructions:
On a festive platter place 2-3 romaine lettuce leaves. Place the cottage cheese in the center of romaine. Use pepper mill placing a few grinds of black pepper on top of cottage cheese. Mix lime juice and ginger in bowl. Place fruit in a bowl and toss. Arrange fruit around cottage cheese. Garnish with sprig of mint.