Blueberry Salsa

With its combination of blueberries, jalapeno, fresh cilantro, and fresh basil, this Blueberry Salsa is uniquely and flavorfully distinct.  Serve its colorful mix up with tortilla chips for a truly unique and tasty treat.  Or, spoon it as a sauce over fish, chicken, or pork tenderloin.

When I came across this recipe, I was intrigued.  I just knew I had to give it a try.  So I put it on my "50 Recipes for 2011" project list.  I love blueberries, and am always looking for unique blueberry dishes.  With this one my initial thought was, "This could be great, or this could be terrible."  Didn't really think there would be a middle ground.

Well, I'm glad to say it's great!

 I will fully admit that it's a unique flavor that seems a bit ... what's a good word? ... foreign maybe? ... on the first bite.  It has both fresh cilantro and fresh basil, a flavor combination I had not experienced before.  And it took me a bite or two to make up my mind about the flavor.  My friends who tasted it, on the other hand, were sold right away!

Start by giving some fresh blueberries a rough-chop in the food processor.  You want to puree them a little bit to give them a good salsa consistency, but you don't want them to turn into liquid.

Rough-chopped blueberries

Then you chop up and add in your typical salsa ingredients ... cilantro, jalapeno, fresh lime juice, and a bit of salt.

The usual suspects

Finish off by adding in two non-traditional salsa ingredients ... chopped fresh basil and some whole fresh blueberries.  The basil adds an interesting flavor zing, and the whole blueberries provide a wonderful texture.

Serve this colorful and flavorful salsa up with some tortilla chips for a truly unique and tasty treat.  Or, as a sauce spooned over fish, chicken, or pork tenderloin.

Enjoy!

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Both colorful and flavorful!

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Appetizers & Snacks

Tex-Mex

Yield: about 3 cups

Author: Tracey | The Kitchen is My Playground

Blueberry Salsa

With its combination of blueberries, jalapeno, fresh cilantro, and fresh basil, this Blueberry Salsa is uniquely and flavorfully distinct. Serve its colorful mix up with tortilla chips for a truly unique and tasty treat. Or, spoon it as a sauce over fish, chicken, or pork tenderloin.

Prep time: 20 MCook time: Total time: 20 M

Ingredients:

• 2 c. fresh blueberries, divided
• 1 jalapeno, finely chopped
• 1/2 c. finely chopped onion
• 1 c. chopped cilantro
• 1/3 c. chopped fresh basil
• 3 T. fresh lime juice
• 1 tsp. salt

Instructions:

1. Place 1/2 cup whole blueberries in a bowl.  Puree remaining 1 & 1/2 cups blueberries, leaving them coarsely chopped; don't puree them so much that they're liquid but you don't want them whole either.  Combine pureed blueberries with whole berries.
2. Add finely chopped jalapeno, chopped onion, cilantro, basil, lime juice, and salt.  Stir to combine.
3. Serve with tortilla chips for dipping, or as a sauce spooned over fish, chicken, or pork tenderloin.

TRACEY'S NOTES:

1. When chopping the jalapeno, discard seeds or leave some in to your taste, as the seeds control most of the jalapeno's "heat."

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