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
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!
I adore fresh blueberries, and since I had the most amazing blackened North Atlantic salmon burger at an English pub last weekend, I have been playing with the idea of smothering grilled salmon in some sort of blueberry sauce. I definitely want to try blueberry ketchup; the blend of flavors sounds brilliant, and the combination of salmon and blueberries would pack quite the nutritional punch.
Blueberry ketchup sounds so funky, but I dig it!
Yeah, I always feel like I choose the longest line ever and often regret the one I chose. I used to end up switching all the time and found out that that works even worse in my favor, haha.