6 easy blueberry recipes

Source: Web exclusive: August 2008

Blueberries are both healthy and delicious’what more can you ask of a food? Try these easy blueberry recipes to add flair to your meals’both mains and dessert.

Grilled Chicken Breasts with Wild Blueberry Grape Sauce
Top quick-to-make grilled chicken breasts with a sauce made from frozen blueberries for a tasty and original main course that’s ready in less than half an hour.

Vegetable Couscous with Wild Blueberries
This quick couscous recipe makes a healthy and delicious side dish or light main meal.

Wild Blueberry Pear Crumble
Ripe pears, wild blueberries and walnuts make this a sweet treat on the healthier side. To make it even lighter, skip the whipped cream and serve with plain yogurt or vanilla frozen yogurt.

Blueberry Cheesecake
Compared with most cheesecakes, this version of blueberry cheesecake isn’t particularly high in fat, as it uses low-fat cottage cheese instead of the traditional cream cheese, and is lightened by folding in whisked egg whites before baking.

Summer Berry Muffins
Fresh summer berries add delicious flavour, colour and nutrition to these tempting berry muffins. They are best fresh from the oven, but are also good once cooled’an ideal addition to a lunchbox, or for breakfast on the go.

Blueberry Popovers with Berry Salad
Similar to Yorkshire puddings, popovers are a much-loved treat, and the sweet version here is perfect for breakfast or brunch. The batter is baked, and the blueberry popovers are served with sweet, fresh berries to add extra vitamin C.

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