Cherry Recipes
We’ve discovered some delicious ideas for incorporating Great Lakes products into a savory meal. Please pick a recipe below or scroll through to find a dish that suits your taste!
Cherry Clusters
| 1 cup | Great Lakes Dried Cherries |
| 2 cups | Chocolate or White Chocolate Chips |
| 1 cup | Cashews |
Melt the chocolate chips in a microwave oven. Stir in cherries and cashews. Drop teaspoonfuls on wax paper. Let stand until set. Enjoy!
Cherry Chicken Salad
| 1 1/4 cups | Chicken, cooked and diced |
| 1/2 cup | Great Lakes Dried Cherries |
| 1/3 cup | Celery, diced |
| 1/4 cup | Mayonnaise |
| 2 Tablespoons | Sour Cream |
Stir all ingredients together. Chill. Serve on a bed of lettuce or with crackers.
Hint: a 9.75oz can of chicken is 1 ¼ cups.
Cherry Spinach Salad
| 9 oz. | Fresh Spinach |
| 1/3 cup | Red Onion, thinly sliced |
| 1 cup | Great Lakes Pignolias (Pine Nuts), raw or toasted |
| 1/4 cup | Blue Cheese |
| 1/2 cup | Great Lakes Dried Cherries |
| 1/3 cup | Bottled Poppy Seed Dressing |
In a large bowl, place the spinach, onion, pine nuts and cherries. Toss with dressing, sprinkle with blue cheese and serve.
Couscous Salad
| 1 cup | Chicken Broth |
| 1 cup | Couscous |
| 1/2 cup | Great Lakes Dried Cherries, chopped |
| 1/2 cup | Carrot, chopped |
| 1/2 cup | Celery, chopped |
| 1/2 cup | Cucumber, chopped |
| 1/4 cup | Green Onion, sliced |
| 1/4 cup | Great Lakes Pignolias (Pine Nuts), toasted |
| 3 tablespoons | Balsamic Vinegar |
| 1 tablespoon | Olive Oil |
| 1 tablespoon | Dijon Mustard |
Bring broth to a boil. Stir in couscous. Cover and remove from heat. Let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork and refrigerate. Combine cherries, carrot, cucumber, onion and pinenuts in a medium sized bowl. Add the cooled couscous. Whisk together in a small bowl the oil, vinegar and mustard. Pour over the salad and stir. Serve.
