What's hot at the farmers market?
This week, it's blueberries! These sweet berries are packed with antioxidants, delicious, and readily available at the market closest to you. Grab a pint (or 5) the next time you go and come up with a creative way to use them. Or, try one of our suggestions below!
10 ways to prepare your blueberries
- Make a smoothie. Blend up one plane yogurt, milk, blueberries and bananas for a healthy and flavorful breakfast or snack.
- Bake a pie. Summer and pie go together like macaroni and cheese — the second makes the first so much tastier! Try a classic blueberry pie with a sweet crumble topping or mix in some stone fruit or cherries from Kimball's Farm for a twist.
- Top a pizza. Surprise your friends with a sweeter than average pizza pie. Skip the tomato sauce base and top the pie with a creamy soft cheese from Crystal Brook Farm, fresh berries and basil from your garden for a fresh farmers market feel.
- Toss in a salad. Get some farmers market fresh lettuce from Dick's Market Garden and toss it with grilled fish from C&C Lobster, toasted nuts from Fastachi, a lemon poppy seed dressing and of course, fresh blueberries.
- Make muffins: Blueberry muffins are a tried and true breakfast favorite! Spice up a traditional recipe with some fresh lemon zest or chia seeds.
- Get in the jam. Making your own preserves or jam is a great way to utilize an abundance of berries and it's easier than you'd think. Since most recipes make very large batches, share with friends and freeze a few jars of jam for those dreary winter months.
- Pour some syrup! It's even easier to make than preserves, blueberry syrup can be in a single pot with just blueberries, water and sugar. When you've made a bottle, pour it over pancakes, sweet breads, cakes, really anything you want!
- Pancake it up. Wake up to some blueberry pancakes. Mix some flour-coated blueberries into your favorite pancake batter and fire up the griddle. Top with blueberry syrup and more fresh blueberries.
- Scream for Ice Cream. Blueberries and cream? White chocolate and blueberry? Blueberry Lemon? Get creative and add fresh berries to any ice cream recipe, or if you don't want to take the time to make your own ice cream, toss fresh berries on top of your favorite local scoop.
- Quench your thirst. Blueberry lemonade is delicious! The sweet berries mellow out the tart lemon in a healthier and less overwhelming manner than granulated sugar. Buy some fresh lemonade and blueberries from Hanson's Farm, mix 'em together and enjoy!
Farmers currently selling Blueberries at Central, Copley, and Davis Square Farmers Markets:
- Dick's Market Garden
- Kimball Fruit Farm
- Farmer Al
- Bug Hill Farm
- Hanson's Farm
- Cook's Farm Orchard
- Foppema's Farm
- Hamilton Orchards
- MacArthur Farm
You can find the markets these vendors attend and all the farmers markets around the state on our website.
What are your favorite uses for blueberries? Let us know in the comments! Looking forward to seeing you at the market this weekend.
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