quinoa salad with wild blueberries

Quinoa Salad with Wild Blueberries

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Thanks to the North America Blueberry Association for this recipe. From the article Blazing Blueberries.

Ingredients

1 1/3 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
2 tablespoons raspberry vinegar (or red wine vinegar)
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground pink peppercorns
1/2 cup quinoa
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 medium zucchini
3 ounces Havarti cheese
1 cup lowfat cottage cheese
4 fresh mint leaves, optional

Instructions

Mix blueberries with vinegar and pink pepper; set mixture aside. Cook quinoa as instructed in salt water. Let cool. Wash zucchini, cut in half lengthwise, and thinly slice into half-moons. Cut Havarti into cubes; set aside. Mix cooked quinoa with zucchini, Havarti and cottage cheese. Gently stir in the blueberries and mint leaves. Serve with a baguette if desired.

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Chicken Satay with Spicy Wild Blueberry Peanut Butter Sauce

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Thanks to the North America Blueberry Association for this recipe. From the article Blazing Blueberries.

Ingredients

3 tablespoons finely chopped or grated fresh ginger
1 shallot or 1/4 cup onion
1 serrano chile, stem and seeds removed, finely minced
1 teaspoon oil
6 ounces water
3 tablespoons crunchy peanut butter

1 1/2 cups frozen Wild Blueberries
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 single chicken breasts or 1 pound thinly sliced chicken breast
salt and pepper
1 tablespoon of olive oil
skewers

Instructions

Peel the ginger and shallot, finely dice. Heat oil and briefly sauté with the serrano chile. Add the water and peanut butter over medium heat and whisk together. Add frozen Blueberries. Mix a small amount of water into the cornstarch and add to the berry/nut sauce. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 3 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Cut the chicken breast filets lengthwise into thin strips or use prepared sliced breasts. Flavor with salt and pepper. Put the strips in an accordion manner onto a lightly oiled skewer. Heat oil in a coated pan and cook the skewers from both sides for 2-3 minutes each. Serve together with the blueberry sauce.

blueberry salsa

Amazing Wild Blueberry Salsa

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Thanks to the North America Blueberry Association for this recipe. From the article Blazing Blueberries.

Ingredients

2 cups Wild Blueberries fresh or frozen (thawed)
1/2 medium onion (red or white), diced small
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced (add more to taste)
1 medium red bell pepper, diced small
3 tablespoons chopped parsley or cilantro
1/4 cup lime or lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
pinch of cinnamon

Instructions

Combine all ingredients, folding in Wild Blueberries last. Refrigerate 1 hour or more to blend flavors. Serve with corn chips or use as a relish with meat and poultry dishes.

Tuna Carpaccio with Wild Blueberry Wasabi Sauce

Tuna Carpaccio with Wild Blueberry Wasabi Sauce

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Thanks to the North America Blueberry Association for this recipe and photo. From the article Blazing Blueberries.

Ingredients

1 pound sushi-grade tuna steak
2 teaspoons oil
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon honey
2-3 teaspoons wasabi
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1 cup fresh or frozen Wild Blueberries
handful of arugula leaves

Instructions

Blot tuna steak dry with a paper towel. Heat oil in a non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Cook the tuna on both sides until browned but not cooked through. Remove from heat and let tuna rest in the pan off stove for a few minutes. Season tuna with salt and pepper. Cool completely.

In a small bowl, combine honey, wasabi, balsamic vinegar and sugar. Gently stir in blueberries.

To serve: cut tuna steak diagonally against the grain with a sharp knife into thin slices. Divide steak between four plates, spoon blueberry sauce over top, and garnish each portion with arugula. Serve with a baguette.

Savory Blueberry Compote

Savory Blueberry Compote

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Use either frozen or fresh blueberries for this compote. You also can adjust the heat by adding fewer chipotles to begin with and then adding more until you reach the desired heat. Chipotles in adobo sauce can be found in the Hispanic section of your supermarket. Serve over pork tenderloin or meat of your choice. This recipe was developed by SuperSite Food Editor Emily DeWitt-Cisneros.From the article Blazing Blueberries.

Ingredients

2 cups blueberries
1/4 cup orange juice
5 chipotles in adobo sauce, chopped
1 tablespoon sugar

Instructions

In a medium-sized saucepan, add blueberries and orange juice and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer until the blueberries are soft, about 5-10 minutes. With a potato masher or fork break up the blueberries. With a strainer drain off the excess liquid. Return the blueberries to saucepan, add the chipotles and sugar. Heat through. Serve over your meat of choice.