Grape salad is another variation in the broad fruit salad category. With a creamy “dressing,” this recipe creates a sweet and simple salad. This dish is popular in the South and often appears at holiday meals. Most American grapes are grown in California and the Pacific Northwest. Only a few Southern states grow any grapes of significance. Perhaps the use of brown sugar and pecans in this recipe has made this dish a Southern staple.
Recipe Servings: 4
Prep Time
10 minutes
+ 1 hour resting
+ 1 hour resting
Cook Time
Total Time
1 hour 10 minutes
Vegetarian
Vegan
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Kosher
Halal
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup sour cream
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 lbs green grapes, rinsed and patted dry
- 2 lbs red grapes, rinsed and patted dry
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup chopped pecans
Directions
- Beat together cream cheese, sour cream, sugar and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Fold in grapes until evenly coated.
- Refrigerate at least 1 hour but preferably overnight.
- Sprinkle with brown sugar and pecans before serving.
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