Grape Peach Salsa

By posting this recipe I am entering in a recipe contest sponsored by the California Table Grapes Commission and am eligible to win prizes. I was not compensated for my time.

One last grape recipe for you! We couldn't let the Recipe Redux's challenge go away without posting this last recipe. This was fun to make a salsa with grapes. I have never done that before. The grapes added a nice sweetness to salsa. We put this salsa on our baked chicken last night. It would also be delicious on chips, fish, beef, pork etc... Be creative.

Grapes of all colors are not only tasty, they are good for you. Grapes contain resveratrol, a polyphenol antioxidant that appears to be involved in reducing the risk or slowing the development of cancer, heart disease, degenerative nerve disease, viral infections, and Alzheimer's disease. Resveratrol is especially found in the skins of grapes. One serving of grapes (3/4 cup) contains just 90 calories, no fat, no cholesterol, and virtually no sodium, and also provide potassium and are good source of vitamin K. 

Ingredients
1 clove of minced garlic
3/4 C of quarted purple grapes
1 jalapeno minced
3 green onion chopped
1 ripe peach (or switch out for mango!), diced into small pieces
2 T diced purple onion   
1/2 lime juice
salt and pepper and to taste

Directions
1. Place in bowl garlic, grapes, jalapeno, green onion, peach, purple onions, Stir all together.
2. Then stir in lime juice and salt and pepper. Let the flavors meld together if possible. Serve.

Delicious Chicken Salad with Yogurt

I had this for dinner this week. It tasted so good. I love chicken salad but, don't love to eat all the mayo that is usually in it. So this is a recipe that uses no mayo at all. I love the kick the lemon adds to it as well. I saved calories by serving it on lettuce.It was a treat to have leftovers for lunch the next day. Delish! I hope that you are doing something fun this weekend. This is a wonderful time of year enjoy it!

Ingredients:
1 C of cooked chicken chopped in small pieces
1/2 C green onion chopped up
1 green apple diced up
1 C of red grapes chopped in half
1/4 C of unsalted cashew pieces or nut of your choosing
3/4 C celery chopped into pieces
1/2 C plain low fat yogurt
juice from 1 lemon
1/2 tsp garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste
Romaine lettuce to serve it on.

Directions: Serves 4
1. Place the first 6 ingredients into the bowl.
2. In a small bowl mix the yogurt, lemon juice and garlic powder together.
3. Pour over the salad and stir in. Add salt and pepper to your taste preference.
4, Scoop on to lettuce leaves and serve.

Quinoa Fruit salad

I hope you had a great weekend. They always go by way too fast. I think this salad is a wonderful way to brighten up your table in the winter. This is a great fruit salad  for the fall or winter. I know pomegranates are still at our grocery stores.  I love the color the pomegranate gives to the salad. Have a wonderful day. :) 

Ingredients: serves 4-6
2 apples chopped in pieces
2 oranges chopped up bite size
1 C grapes

1/2 C quinoa cooked
1 tsp lemon juice
1/2 C pomegranate
*You could stir in some plain yogurt

Directions:
1. Put all the fruit in a bowl except for pomegranate. 
2. Then toss in the quinoa and lemon juice.
3. Toss in the in pomegranate last. Serve as soon as possible.