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.

Certain, it sounds just a little bizarre, however boy does it hit the spot!

In the event you’ve attended a potluck within the Midwest, you understand 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 spot.

This grape salad recipe has just a few Properly Plated tweaks. We skip the bitter cream and marshmallow cream, opting as an alternative for Greek yogurt, which offers the identical creaminess and reasonable tang.

I additionally reduce down on the sugar by…rather a lot. 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’t 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 Substances

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

• Grapes. I like to make use of inexperienced and pink for selection, however you need to use a single colour.
• Apple. Whereas not conventional to grape salad, I like the burst of crispness that the apple offers. Rather than the apple, you need to use extra grapes. OR give this salad an autumn twist by utilizing a mix of apples, pears, and grapes.
• Cream Cheese. I opted to make use of low-fat cream cheese, which helps maintain this salad on the lighter facet. Don’t begin the recipe till you could have softened cream cheese. If the cream cheese is just too chilly, the dressing shall be lumpy.
• Greek Yogurt. Provides additional creaminess and a pleasant tang.
• Pecans. Toasted pecans add a pleasant crunch and nuttiness to the salad. In the event you want, you possibly can swap the pecans for walnuts.
• Honey. Not solely does honey add additional sweetness, but it surely additionally provides fantastic taste. Maple syrup would work nicely too.
• Vanilla and Cinnamon. The somethin’ somethin’ that makes this dish really addictive.