Description
A creamy and refreshing grape salad combining sweet red and green grapes with a tangy cream cheese and Greek yogurt dressing, topped with crunchy walnuts and brown sugar for the perfect balance of flavors and textures.
Ingredients
Scale
Fruit
- 3½ cups seedless red grapes
- 3½ cups seedless green grapes
Dressing
- 4 ounce (½ 8-oz package) cream cheese, softened
- 1¼ cup plain Greek yogurt
- ½ cup brown sugar, lightly packed
- 1 tsp lemon juice (about ½ of one small lemon)
Toppings
- 1¼ cups walnuts, chopped and divided
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
Instructions
- Prepare grapes: Place the red and green grapes into a strainer and wash them thoroughly under running water. Pat the grapes completely dry using a clean towel or paper towels to prevent excess moisture in the salad.
- Make dressing: In a large serving bowl, stir together the softened cream cheese, plain Greek yogurt, brown sugar, and lemon juice until the mixture is smooth and fully combined with no lumps.
- Combine grapes and dressing: Carefully add the dried grapes to the bowl with the cream cheese mixture and gently fold to coat all grapes evenly with the dressing.
- Add walnuts: Fold in 1 cup of the chopped walnuts into the grape mixture, distributing them evenly throughout the salad for crunch.
- Chill: Cover the bowl and refrigerate the grape salad for at least 1 hour or up to overnight to allow flavors to meld and the salad to chill thoroughly.
- Finish and serve: Before serving, top the salad with the remaining ¼ cup chopped walnuts and sprinkle the light brown sugar evenly over the top for added sweetness and texture. Serve chilled for best taste.
Notes
- To store leftover grape salad, keep it refrigerated in an airtight container for up to one week to maintain freshness and prevent the cream mixture from drying out.
- Do not freeze grape salad as it contains dairy and grapes, which will not thaw well and can ruin the texture.
- For extra sweetness, you can add marshmallow cream or chopped candy bars like Snickers, Milky Way, Twix, Rolos, or 3 Musketeers into the salad.
- Enhance the salad by mixing in additional fresh fruits such as apples, strawberries, or bananas for more variety and flavor.
- Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs, chopped pecans, or crushed pretzels on top as a garnish to add extra crunch and texture contrast.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 220 kcal
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 70 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
