When the time rolls around when you can begin buying big boxes of blueberries for super cheap, I feel like it’s finally summer. I am a huge fan of blueberries. They are without question one of my all time favourite foods. This evening I figured I’d get a bit more creative with them though and I made three different blueberry dishes, all in an hour. So all of them are easy to make: blueberry banana loaf; blueberry, watermelon and mint salad; and this blueberry salsa. I don’t have time to post them all on here this evening, but I’ll try and get them up here soon because it is blueberry season and there are so many delicious ways those juicy little tidbits can be enjoyed.
This salsa literally takes five minutes to make and it has a super unique flavour. I’m testing it on some of my coworkers tomorrow to see what they think, and I’ve got my fingers crossed. I personally find it a really refreshing take on salsa. It’s not too sweet because of the red onion. I’d recommend just eating it with chips, like you would a regular salsa. Alternatively you could spread it on bread as a sort of fruity bruschetta or use it as a chutney type spread on chicken, fish or a similar veggie option.
Inspired by Honest Cooking
Recipe:
Ingredients
1 1/4 cups fresh blueberries
5-6 medium sized strawberries
2 limes, juiced
1/4 red onion, chopped
5-6 basil leaves
salt, a pinch
Directions
1. Combine all of the ingredients in a food processor and pulse a few times until ingredients have been broken down into very small chunks, or to whatever consistency is desired.
2. Serve! It’s that simple.
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