How To Make Old Fashioned Pear Salad

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

mayonnaise

🥗Healthier: avocado

💰Cheaper: Greek yogurt

Avocado adds healthy fats and creaminess

sour cream

🥗Healthier: plain yogurt

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Plain yogurt is lower in fat and calories

walnuts

🥗Healthier: pumpkin seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Pumpkin seeds provide similar crunch and nutrition

Drain the syrup from the canned pear halves and let them sit on a paper towel to drain off excess juice.

Arrange the pear halves on a bed of lettuce on a serving plate for garnish.

Squeeze about a teaspoon of Helman's mayonnaise into the center of each pear half.

Add a little bit of shredded cheddar cheese on top of the mayonnaise.

Place a maraschino cherry on top of each pear half.

Serve immediately.

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