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?
This is sooo creative, Katie!
I love unique flavors and pairings. As a kid when I used to eat eggs and pancakes, I would purposely dip my eggs into syrup.
And I make salad dressings out of oranges all the the time.
I love your dip b/c it stays thick! Lots of fruit based dips or fruity salsa-ish things get runny looking. Love the thickness and that uber blue color.
Longest line? Yes and just have a kid. That will guarantee you will be in the longest line with maximum checkstand candy and impulse purchase temptation and please mommy’s!
Haha I don’t need a kid! I have my dad. Seriously, I have to watch him in those checkout lines. He always grabs for the candy! 😉
How funny!! Michael and I were buying ketchup today and I asked him if he remembered the blue ketchup. Haha, awesome!
As soon as I read “blueberry ketchup” I thought of those nasty colored ketchups I used to eat when I was eight! Good thing that phase didn’t last over a week! Wasn’t there green mustard too or something? Gross! 🙂
Whitney
Ewwwww was there? And I didn’t think anything could top the grossness of green ketchup…
haha omg this sounds so weird but good at the same time! 🙂 And I remember being little and havign that Heinz crazy colored ketchup!
Sounds absolutely delicious. I have had a few different types of ketchup in the past so I am sure that this one will become one of my favorites.
This is about the most interesting thing ever.
Haha, looks like we are all choosing the wrong line 😛 Makes me think “is there even a right line?” 😉 I always go for the slooowest lines, and I too always read while I stand there!
Love this idea, the colour is amazing 🙂
Haha good point. Maybe there isn’t. What we could do to test it is have two different “unlucky” people each stand on a different line… but then I bet the lines would move at the same exact speed!
I would participate in a test like that, as it never seemed to stop and it has been my luck t always pick the slowest lane. I actually decides to comment on such an old post to see if I might be able to find out if you or anyone that might read this has any idea of how long this will last after you make it. I am trying to figure out, if I put it in a completely airtight container… maybe like the drug smugglers use, as it would be as sealed as a new jar in the grocery, would it be ok outside refrigeration long enough to make some and send them to my Dad. He loves Blueberries more than anyone I know and I can talk my brother into picking up some of those awesome Alexa Frozen Spicy Sweet Potato Fries, so he can try it out when he gets it. I would have to send it from Florida to Texas, though… at least it is not summer, but still I would hate to poison him with a gift! LOL I am so excited to try this because I had been trying different options for dipping these and the only one I really like is mixing honey and cinnamon. Not too bad, but I always wanted something with a fruit base. Thanks for coming up with one for me!
If you could answer with your opinion about whether it would be worth trying to send to someone, I would really appreciate it!
I don’t see why it wouldn’t work if you did two day ship, but you never know.
I REMEMBER E-Z SQUIRT!!! I got purple *and* green. They didn’t even taste that good!
Yum! I’ve had cranberry ketchup before (and loved it) so I bet bloob ketchup is delicious!
I used to love the green ketchup 🙂
haha yep I tried that crazy ketchup, they had blue, green, purple and a mystery color!! I bought it because i thought it was cool but I do remember it tasting weird though 🙁 I always pick a short looking line, but with my luck Ill be in a hurry and the lady in front of me has 50 coupons and is paying in all pennies… I always pick up a tabloid (I agree poor Kate!!) This recipe looks so cool to take to a Bar-B-Q or something to surprise the guest 😀 but does it taste like blueberry or does it taste like regular ketchup??
Hmmm… kinda like a tangy blueberry sauce (with the consistency of ketchup if you blend it… maybe like chutney if you don’t?)