Cottage Cheese Salad 1 package lime jello 1 3/4 cup boiling water pinch salt 2 teaspoons vinegar 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1 cup cottage cheese 1 small onion, chopped fine let set until beginning to gel in refrigerator. Then remove and whip the mix Add 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1 small onion chopped fine and 1 cup cottage cheese. return to a mold and place in the refrigerator covered until firm and ready to serve.