Does this situation sound familiar:
You’re in the grocery store, ready to pay. But which line to choose???
I feel like I always choose wrong when it comes to picking a grocery-store checkout line. Without fail, I’ll end up in the longest line every time. However, this is not necessarily a bad thing. It gives me an excuse to catch up on reading magazines I could never justify purchasing.
This is how I was inspired to make my Healthy Red Velvet Pancakes.
A few days ago, inspiration struck again.
Above, blueberry ketchup with homemade Crispy Sweet Potato Fries.
Blue is better than red.
Stuck in the longest checkout line yet again, I picked up an issue of Family Circle. Right away, a recipe for blueberry ketchup jumped out at me. It sounded so unusual that I had to try. (Although I used the idea from the magazine, what follows is completely my own recipe.)
Try this on a veggie burger, over bbq tofu or grilled zucchini… or anywhere you’d use ketchup!
Blueberry Ketchup
- 2 cups blueberries
- 4 tsp minced garlic
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/2 tsp dry ginger
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/16 tsp pure stevia OR 2 tbsp brown sugar
Bring all ingredients to a boil, then simmer 25 minutes. Chill in the fridge. If you want a smooth ketchup, feel free to pulverize the berries with a magic bullet or immersion blender. But this is not necessary.
This would also be a delicious dip for Chickpea Poppers.
Do you ever read magazines while waiting in line?
And do you ever feel like you always choose the longest checkout line?
I have to admit, I usually go for the tabloids while waiting in line—Us Weekly, People… I laugh at the stories they concoct. And each tabloid tells you something different. For example, did you know that Kate Middleton is pregnant, anorexic, madly in love with Prince William, and divorcing him all at the same time? Poor girl, it sounds like she’s rather busy!
Does anyone remember this stuff:
Heinz, what were you thinking?Â
wow! vinegar and berries taste really good together! though, i’ve only made dressings out of the two, and i don’t use regular ketchup but this looks yummy. oh my gosh, i remember when they came out with the odd colored ketchups like shrek green. so, icky..
How cool! what a great idea! Ugh I always pick the longest check out line, and always read magazines while waiting 🙂
Ugh! I too always seem to pick the longest line. Thank goodness for lbeing able to read the magazines. P.S. I soooo wish I lived close to you cause I would pay you to make me bfast,lunch, and dinner. I really wish you had your own restaurant, even if I never got to eat there. You ould be so successful and people would be surprised it’s vegan. 🙂
I wish you lived closer too… you wouldn’t have to pay me! I could always use another taste tester! 🙂
that looks delicious! definitely going to have to try!!!!!
This looks great! I’d love it with sweet potato wedges.
I always read magazines while waiting in line and I totally pick ones that I’d never buy! 🙂
awesome recipe! I bet it tastes delicious!
Oh yes, I find I always choose the longest queue, too… Reading magazines is the best way to spend the time 😉 Gossip magazines, of course 😀
I was a bit worried when I read the title of your post today but after reading about it, I have to say it sounds kinda good! As for poor Kate, did you also know that she isn’t even capable of getting pregnant?! That just proves that I also read the papers I would never buy when I’m stuck in a long line-up 🙂
I feel so badly for her… I mean, celebs sign up for the life of no privacy. But in her case, you can’t help who you fall in love with!
So interesting…I’ll try (almost) anything once, though! And I once made my mom buy green ketchup. I used to put ketchup on my mac n cheese, but I was unable to eat it with green ketchup because it looked like boogers, said young me.
That’s how I feel with traffic. I always get in the slowest lane and it drives me crazy. Then there are no mags to read either. And I totally go for the gossip ones too.
Me too! I always pick the slowpoke lane, even if it’s zipping along before I get in it!
I agree–this sounds too unusual not to try. Although, why is so unusual? There are a lot of fruit salsas out there! Now I’m dying to make this with baked sweet potato fries. Yum!
Mm, the blueberry ketchup sounds good! I’d like to make some sort of blueberry vinaigrette for a salad when I get some more berries…
Oh my god, I remember that stuff! It would freak my family members out! I used to get the green stuff (gahh…disgusting in hindsight!). I remember taking it camping and drizzling it on hot dogs. Wow…everything about that situation sounds wrong now! I’ll stick with s.p. fries and berry based ketchup!
EWWWW I totally remember the purple and green ketchup!!! So gross! But sadly I think I made my mom buy it for me when I was little. Regretable for sure!
omigod, yum! i’m so opposed to traditional packaged ketchup, as it has so many preservatives and bad things in it, but this looks so good! And I’m a big fan of naturally odd-colored foods.
I can’t wait to try this! And I definitely always pick the slowest line, though in the grocery store near where I live there is only one line! I live on a really, really small island. 🙂
I definitely read magazines while in line – people take forever!
I am making this tonight! It’s too interesting of an idea to not try!