Recipes and Snacks

Fun with grapes!

• Use frozen, halved grapes instead of ice as a natural way to chill and sweeten drinks.

• Put frozen seedless grapes in a blender and mix with enough water to make a refreshing grape-juice slushie.

• Add fresh or roasted grapes to salads for a little something extra. To roast grapes, place them on a baking tray in a 200°C oven for 10-15 minutes, or until soft and juicy. Toss them through steamed couscous with plenty of chopped fresh herbs, and pistachio nuts.

• For an easy, savoury appetiser, place some white or red table grapes on a cheese platter with walnuts, pecan nuts, dried figs and a selection of crackers. Grapes are best with soft cheeses such as brie or camembert, blue cheese and even cheddar.

• A decadent way to enjoy a bunch of Midnight Beauty black grapes is to leave the stem on, dip half of each grape in melted dark chocolate and allow them to sit and cool in a bowl before eating.

Grape Ice Blocks

Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Freezing Time: at least overnight
Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 250g red and/or green grapes (cut in half)
• 2 cups unsweetened apple juice

Method

1. Place grapes in 4 x 3⁄4 cup ice block moulds.
2. Pour apple juice inside the moulds and clasp the tops in place.
3. Freeze until required.

Prosciutto Wrapped Grapes

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: N/A
Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 100g thinly sliced prosciutto
• 100g green grapes
• 100g goat's cheese

Method

1. Place grapes in two tall glasses, spoon over some yogurt
2. Place a slice of prosciutto on a board and place some grapes and a small portion of cheese at one end.
3. Roll up to hold the filling inside.
4. Repeat with remaining ingredients and refrigerate until required

Non Cook Grape Crumble

Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: N/A
Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 200g red grapes
• 1 cup thick natural yogurt
• ½ cup granola

Method

1. Place grapes in two tall glasses, spoon over some yogurt then top with granola.
2. Serve immediately.

Mini Grape Pavlovas with Raspberry Coulis

Ingredients

• 1 small bunch of red grapes, halved
• 1 small bunch of white grapes, halved
• 3 passionfruit
• 300ml thickened cream, whipped
• 1 Large handful of fresh raspberries
• 1-2 tablespoons of icing sugar
• 1 packet of mini pavlovas (available from supermarkets)

Method

1. To make raspberry coulis, puree raspberry and icing sugar in blender until smooth. Push through sieve to remove seeds and chill until needed.
   
   
2. Spoon whipped cream into mini pavlovas, top with grapes, passionfruit and a drizzle of raspberry coulis.