Grape Salad – WellPlated.com

With its minimal prep time and crowd-pleasing attraction, Grape Salad is the cool, crunchy, and surprisingly refreshing dish you need at your subsequent gathering. Juicy grapes, crisp apples, and toasted pecans are coated in a luscious vanilla, cream cheese, and Greek yogurt dressing.

Positive, it sounds somewhat bizarre, however boy does it hit the spot!

When you’ve attended a potluck within the Midwest, you recognize we use the time period “salad” fairly loosely round right here.

Whereas I’ll at all times be drawn to extra vibrant, veggie-loaded salads (like this Roasted Vegetable Salad), grape salad is an old-school recipe for which I’ve an distinctive weak point.

This grape salad recipe has a number of Properly Plated tweaks. We skip the bitter cream and marshmallow cream, opting as a substitute for Greek yogurt, which supplies the identical creaminess and reasonable tang.

I additionally reduce down on the sugar by…quite a bit. I add 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1 tablespoon honey. (Some recipes name for as a lot as a cup of sugar, which I really can not think about!)

Don’t fear, although—this more healthy grape salad continues to be fast and simple to make and I promise it’s going to be a crowd-pleaser!

Key Components

You’ll discover the total listing of substances within the recipe card beneath, however listed here are some notes to remember.

• Grapes. I like to make use of inexperienced and purple for selection, however you should utilize a single coloration.
• Apple. Whereas not conventional to grape salad, I really like the burst of crispness that the apple supplies. Rather than the apple, you should utilize extra grapes. OR give this salad an autumn twist by utilizing a mixture of apples, pears, and grapes.
• Cream Cheese. I opted to make use of low-fat cream cheese, which helps hold this salad on the lighter aspect. Don’t begin the recipe till you have got softened cream cheese. If the cream cheese is just too chilly, the dressing can be lumpy.
• Greek Yogurt. Provides additional creaminess and a pleasant tang.
• Pecans. Toasted pecans add a pleasant crunch and nuttiness to the salad. When you choose, you possibly can swap the pecans for walnuts.
• Honey. Not solely does honey add additional sweetness, however it additionally provides fantastic taste. Maple syrup would work properly too.
• Vanilla and Cinnamon. The somethin’ somethin’ that makes this dish actually addictive.