Wednesday
Mar232011
What's for Dinner? My FAVORITE Side Dish!
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 12:01AM 
This recipe is just a winner. You can make it at home as a side dish for dinner. You can also take it to a potluck or cookout. I even made it for a Christmas party last year and it received rave reviews. The recipe comes from my dear friend, DeAnna. She was my supervising teacher during student teaching twenty years ago. In addition to being a great teacher, she's a fabulous cook, too!
Since these posts are supposed to be "What's for DINNER?" I guess you could make a simple ham slice, green beans, crescent rolls, and this fabulous side dish. Here goes! (btw, I don't know who Aunt Frieda is, but I'd sure like to thank her!)
Aunt Frieda's Grapes 'n Cream Salad
Freida’s Grapes ‘n Cream
1 ½ lbs red grapes (rinsed and dried)
1 ½ lbs green grapes (rinsed and dried)
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
8 oz. sour cream, stirred
¾ cup sugar (I used ½ Splenda, ½ sugar)
1 tsp vanilla
Mix creams/sugar until sugar is dissolved. Then pour cream mixture over grapes and fold together. Spoon evenly into an oblong serving dish.
Topping:
1 cup pretzel crumbs (just crushed in a zip-loc bag. If you use the food processor they get too fine.)
1 cup brown sugar
Mix pretzels and sugar
Sprinkle/spread mixture on top of grapes. Refrigerate.
What's for dinner in your house this week? Feel free to share a main dish, side, or dessert. Anything goes - as long as it can be for dinner! Please link back to my blog somewhere in your post, or use my cute button.
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Reader Comments (13)
This is so different! I have never, ever heard of anything like it! I have GOT to try it!!!
I've been making this one for years for potlucks and have actually seen people sneak back to the bowl and wipe it clean with a spoon. It is heavenly!
Kim, I KNOW! I'm making it for a lunch at our co-op tomorrow and I hope it's a hit. Theresa... you MUST try it! :-)
My silly girls do not like grapes...how can anyone not like grapes? I am going to try this and see if I can entice them to learn to love the grape!
Looks delicious!
Great Party with yummy food. Thank you for inviting me and hosting. Hope you have a great day!
What a wonderful looking salad. Thanks for inviting us over and visiting our site. We will post every Wednesday.
Hi! I'm a fellow homeschool mom. I think I've had this salad once & it is delicious!! Nothing like the mix of sweet and salty!
Oops...I didn't read the hop rules really well, but I guess that my muffins could be a side or dessert. They certainly are rich enough!
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Thank you for the invite to join your linky! This sounds good, I'll have to add it to my list of sides to try!
I think anything with crushed pretzel is a super treat. Thanks for posting this.
Thank you for inviting me to join in with What's For Dinner! I've linked up my Spicy Mango Chicken. I love the sound of that wonderful grape salad - what a treat, especially with the pretzel and brown sugar topping!
Great recipe. I love fruity salads and this one looks perfect for summer.I have to add it to my recipe list.
Thank you for hosting.
Thanks so much for linking up your grape salad to What's On the Menu Wednesday. I'm sorry that I missed the deadline for linking up to your What's For Dinner. I will certainly give it a try next week. I've had a similar grape salad before, and it was delicious.