Grape Salad with Toasted Walnuts and Cream Cheese Dressing is a delicious recipe for a grape salad. Now, honestly, calling this salad isn’t something I feel quite right about. It is really much more like a creamy dessert.
This recipe is one that I adapted from Wendy Norris who sent in her recipe for Grape Salad awhile back.
I happened to have gone to Costco and you know you can’t buy anything in a small package there. I had an abundance of walnuts. And what tastes better than walnuts? Toasted walnuts!
If you think that Grape Salad may not taste good, I urge you to give this one a try. I think it almost tastes like what would happen if grapes and cheesecake ever met, and decided to make a salad.
I used walnuts in my version, but I think any kind of nuts would go well in it. Or you could even leave them out.
Best of all, this is an easy recipe, one that you can put together in no time. You can make this one ahead of time, so you aren’t rushed when making your meal.
Looking for more great salads to serve up, check out these salad recipes
- Creamy Lime Jell-O Salad
- Ambrosia Fruit Salad
- Heavenly 24 Hour Fruit Salad
- Fruity Chicken Salad
- No Sugar Added Fruit Salad
Grape Salad with Toasted Walnuts and Cream Cheese
Ingredients
- 2 pounds red seedless grapes
- 2 pounds seedless green grapes
- 2 cups walnut pieces
- 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 8 ounces sour cream
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Wash and dry grapes. Let them drain on paper towels while you prepare the salad dressing.
- Toast walnuts by heating up a skillet to a medium to medium-high heat. Add walnuts to skillet. Let walnuts toast by simply heating them in the skillet, you may stir them once or twice. When nuts become fragrant and brown, remove immediately from the skillet and place on a plate. By placing the nuts on a cool plate, you will stop the cooking process.
- Make salad dressing by combining the sour cream, cream cheese, and powdered sugar in a medium-sized bowl, beat until well blended. Mix in vanilla extract. Add walnuts and dry grapes to bowl. Fold in grapes and walnuts until they are incorporated fully into the dressing. Place in a covered bowl for approximately 1 hour to chill before serving.
Deb
Good but it needs something
Lauren Kelly Nutrition
I love grape salad and I can’t wait to make this!
Beto
Where does the lemon juice come in?
Stephanie
You should mix it in with the cream cheese.
Kathy
Love grape salad and can’t wait to try this recipe…it’s a little different than the one I’ve made before.
Kathy
Love grape salad and can’t wait to try this recipe…it’s a little different than the one I’ve made before.
Stephanie Manley
How do you make your grape salad?
Stephanie Manley
How do you make your grape salad?