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1 Food 5 Ways: Grapes

The snack staple gets a gourmet makeover

BY Fiona Kennedy
PHOTOGRAPHY Beatriz Da Costa


Grapes make such a handy snack that many cooks forget they can be used in recipes. "It took a while for Americans to think of grapes as an ingredient," admits James Howard, vice president of the California Table Grape Commission. "But one of the great qualities of grapes is their subtle flavor potential. If you used another fruit, it would color the entire dish, but grapes linger in the background and let other ingredients come forward." These recipes show how to add grapes to chilled soups, cheesy appetizers, moist cakes, and even tangy pickles. Time to raid the snack bowl.

Nutritional Profile

1 cup red or green grapes contains:

  • 104 calories
  • 16 mg vitamin C
  • 100 IU vitamin A
  • 288 mg potassium
  • 23 g total sugars

Taleggio Tartines with Grape, Watercress, and Red Onion Salad

White Gazpacho

Pickled Grapes

Grape and Almond Harvest Cake

Endive Spears with Goat Cheese, Grapes, and Toasted Walnuts

SEPTEMBER 2009 p. 56


Comments

By Thomas on Oct 21, 2009:
I recently applied grapes to my salad for the first time in my life. wow. It was like the artistic truth to my conventional salad.
By Stephanie on Oct 24, 2009:
We like to freeze grapes. They turn into yummy little grape popsicles.
By Lacey on Oct 24, 2009:
Yeah! I love grapes and grape nuts with annie's goddess dressing. YUM.
By Jennifer on Oct 25, 2009:
I like to freeze them and then eat them at the beach!
By Clélia Moraes on Oct 27, 2009:
Love the idea of freezing them! Sounds really yummy for the hot weather chill!
By Prem Bahl on Nov 10, 2009:
I juiced the grapes in the blender keeping the skin. The juice is remarkable in taste and texture.

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