Grape Salad
User Reviews
5
Grape Salad
Description
This Grape Salad features a blend of red and green seedless grapes mixed with toasted walnut pieces and a rich, creamy dressing. The dressing is made by blending cream cheese, sour cream, powdered sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla, which provides a balance of sweetness and tanginess to complement the grapes' natural flavor. Toasting the walnuts enhances their flavor and adds a crisp texture that contrasts nicely with the soft grapes.
The salad is assembled by folding the grapes and walnuts into the dressing, then refrigerated for about an hour. This chilling period allows the flavors to develop and the dressing to thicken slightly, resulting in a well-coated and flavorful salad. The combination of sweet grapes, crunchy nuts, and creamy dressing makes this salad suitable as a side dish for meals or as a light, refreshing snack.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds red grapes seedless
- 2 pounds green grapes seedless
- 2 cups walnut pieces
- 8 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
- 8 ounces sour cream
- 1½ teaspoons lemon juice
- 1½ cups powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Wash and dry grapes.
- Let the grapes drain on paper towels while you prepare the salad dressing.
- If you have walnut halves, chop them into pieces.
- Toast walnuts by heating up a skillet to medium to medium-high heat. Add walnuts to the skillet. Let walnuts toast by simply heating them in the skillet, you may stir them once or twice.
- When nuts become fragrant and brown, remove them immediately from the skillet and place them on a plate. By placing the nuts on a cool plate, you will stop the cooking process.
- Make the salad dressing by combining the sour cream, cream cheese, lemon juice, and powdered sugar in a medium-sized bowl. Beat until well blended.
- Add vanilla extract to the dressing and mix it in.
- Add walnuts and grapes to the bowl with the dressing.
- Fold in grapes and walnuts until they are incorporated fully into the dressing.
- Place the grape salad in a covered bowl.
- Refrigerate the salad for about 1 hour before serving.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 16Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 293 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 293kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 34g | 11% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 22mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 59mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 320mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 29g | 58% |
| Vitamin A | 355IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 4.1mg | 5% |
| Calcium | 55mg | 6% |
| Iron | 0.9mg | 5% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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