In the last six months, just about every salad we've made includes grapes. We keep a steady supply of seedless grapes on hand, and these gems have earned a place of prominence in our salads. We slice them down the middle and the interior exposure collects and intensifies flavors from the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, the spices, and sea salt.
There are several varieties of seedless grapes grown in North America, and interestingly, grapes can be crimson, black, dark blue (seriously?), green, yellow, and pink in color. The USA is the eighth largest grape producer in the world, and because of the grape's natural hardiness, they are grown in numerous areas across North America. Although we've yet to add the dark-blue varietal to our salads, it's good to know that there's an exciting flavor (and color) frontier in the grape world that we haven't experienced yet.
personally not a big fan of wine, but i love grapes, i love when they are crunchy and cold and fresh, and there tangy there refreshing i think. and i loove grapes in my salad, my aunt gave me a recipe for an amazing salad she made me once, it included grapes, cheese chunks peas all sorts of unusual salady things :)
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