Easy Grape Salad with Cream Cheese-Vanilla Dressing Recipe
A quick and refreshing grape salad made with green and red seedless grapes, tossed in a creamy vanilla dressing featuring nonfat Greek yogurt and reduced-fat cream cheese, topped with crunchy chopped pecans. Perfect as a light dessert or a healthy snack, ready in just 10 minutes.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Low Fat
Ingredients
Fruit
- 2 1/2 cups green seedless grapes (about 1 pound), sliced in half horizontally
- 2 1/2 cups red seedless grapes (about 1 pound), sliced in half horizontally
Nuts
- 3/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans (plus a few extra for garnish, if desired)
Dressing
- 3/4 cup nonfat vanilla Greek yogurt
- 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchâtel cheese), softened
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/16 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Prepare the fruit and nuts: Place the halved green and red grapes along with the chopped pecan pieces into a large mixing bowl.
- Make the dressing: In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the nonfat vanilla Greek yogurt, brown sugar, softened reduced-fat cream cheese, vanilla extract, and kosher salt until smooth and well combined.
- Combine salad: Pour the prepared dressing over the grapes and pecans in the large bowl. Gently stir until the dressing is evenly distributed throughout the salad.
- Serve or store: Garnish the top of the salad with a few extra chopped pecans if desired. Serve immediately for best texture and freshness or refrigerate for up to 3-5 days to make ahead.
Notes
- You can prepare this grape salad up to 3-5 days in advance and store it in the refrigerator to enhance the flavors.
- For a richer taste, substitute reduced-fat cream cheese with full-fat cream cheese if preferred.
- Make sure to slice grapes horizontally to ensure the dressing coats them well.
- Use kosher salt for a cleaner salt flavor, but table salt can be used in a pinch (adjust quantity accordingly).
