Sour Grape Salad

Making Fruit Salad the other day got my wheels turning about some other variations on fruit salad.  This recipe came from my aunt in Louisiana.  She made it around Christmas a couple years back and it was a super refreshing take on traditional fruit salad.  I think the only thing that could make it better is enjoying it during the summer months.

Now just to be clear, there are no actual sour grapes in this salad.  The name actually refers to the addition of grapes and sour cream.  I used a couple different kinds of grapes for this salad just to add a creative spin on this salad, but you can use whatever you have available.  I like to vacation in the Finger Lakes region of New York and I like to use grapes from this region to make this salad.

The sour cream is sweetened and makes this salad so creamy and tangy against the sweetness and tartness of different grapes.  And adding nuts to this gives another element of texture with crunch.

This is a tasty substitute for fruit salad when you're looking for something a little more rich and sweet.



Sour Grape Salad
(adapted from Taste of Home)

1 8oz. brick of cream cheese
1 cup sour cream
2 cups Seneca or Niagara grapes
2 cups Interlaken grapes
2 cups Concord grapes
1/4 cup Confectioner's sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped walnuts


Combine the cream cheese, sour cream and sugars in a large bowl.  Fold in the grapes.  Fold in 1/2 the walnuts.  Once mixed, sprinkle the rest of the walnuts over the top.  Chill for 1 hour before serving.



Listening to:  Luke Bryan - Drunk On You