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Creamy Grape Salad

June 21, 2017 by Judith Hannemann

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Here's a salad everyone can get into! Sweet juicy grapes in a creamy cheesecake-like dressing. Perfect for snacking.

If you’re looking for the perfect summer salad, look no further than this creamy grape salad!

Grape Salad Is The Taste Of Summer

Ahhh…grapes! Who doesn’t love them?

Even though they’re sold year-round just about everywhere, I always associate them with summer.

They’re a great way to keep hydrated in the hot weather because they contain a great deal of water. I usually have a bowl of red and white seedless by my side when I’m on my porch doing summer reading.

Here's a salad everyone can get into! Sweet juicy grapes in a creamy cheesecake-like dressing. Perfect for snacking.

Just A Hint Of Cheesecake

While grapes are wonderful as-is, they can be dressed up in ways that make them a stand-alone appetizer, snack or dessert.

One of my favorite ways is to add a creamy dressing that’s basically much like cheesecake. I call this “grape salad,” but you’ll also see it named “snow grapes.”

About a week ago, a friend was absolutely loaded down with grapes and asked me if I wanted some. I jumped at the chance–wouldn’t you?  He gave me so many that I knew I couldn’t eat them all.

I often freeze them because eating them frozen on a hot day is so refreshing, but I was thinking that I needed to make something so the remainder wouldn’t go to waste. So I made the famous “grape salad.”

Here's a salad everyone can get into! Sweet juicy grapes in a creamy cheesecake-like dressing. Perfect for snacking.

Seedless Only

It’s important here to only use seedless grapes for obvious reasons.

Grape seeds are a bit bitter and have (to me) a rather unpleasant flavor, so they’d ruin this salad.

I mix white and red seedless grapes here, but you if you prefer to use one variety, it’s just as good!

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Here's a salad everyone can get into! Sweet juicy grapes in a creamy cheesecake-like dressing. Perfect for snacking.
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Creamy Grape Salad

If you’re looking for the perfect summer salad, look no further than this creamy grape salad!
Prep Time5 mins
Total Time5 mins
Course: desserts, salads
Cuisine: American
Keyword: grapes, salad
Servings: 10 -12
Calories: 293kcal
Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

  • 8 oz softened cream cheese see NOTES
  • 1 cup sour cream see NOTES
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 4 lbs seedless grapes red, white or a combination of the two
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

  • Beat cream cheese, sour cream and sugar until very smooth. Add the vanilla and lemon juice; beat at low speed to combine.
  • Remove grapes from the stem and place in a large bowl; stir in desired amount of dressing.
  • Place in a large serving bowl and garnish with chopped walnuts.
  • Serve immediately or cover and chill until ready to use.

Notes

Neufchatel (aka "low-fat cream cheese") can be used in place of full fat.
Reduced-fat sour cream may also replace the full fat.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 293kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 95mg | Potassium: 423mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 568IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 1mg
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  1. Carole from Carole's Chatter says

    June 21, 2017 at 2:19 am

    Oh my! Great work, Judith!
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    • Judith Hanneman says

      June 21, 2017 at 2:37 am

      These are REALLY super Carole! Sometimes they are called “snow grapes.”

  2. Dolores says

    July 9, 2017 at 7:09 am

    I have been making this for years. Love it!!! sometimes add coconut. Have never used walnuts – use pecans. will try the walnuts, though.

    • Judith Hanneman says

      July 9, 2017 at 2:10 pm

      I never thought of coconut–love it and am going to try it!

    • Glenda says

      July 13, 2017 at 3:12 pm

      Use brown sugar and a little vanilla. We don’t use the sour cream but I’m sure it’s great!

      • Judith Hanneman says

        July 14, 2017 at 2:29 am

        My recipe actually called for brown sugar but I left it out because the seedless red grapes were powerfully sweet by themselves. I’d love this qny way it’s made since I’m a grqpe nut (no pun intended LOL)

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