Blueberry Sauce With Fresh Lavender Recipes

BLUEBERRY & LAVENDER SAUCE

Steps:

• Wash blueberries and add to a small pan.
• Put the arrowroot power into a small bowl or cup and stir the orange juice in very gradually. Start with a tiny bit of orange juice and keep stirring to avoid lumps forming.
• Pour the orange juice mixture over the blueberries.
• Throw in all the other ingredients.
• Place over a medium heat and simmer, stirring frequently, until it starts to get nice and thick.
• The orange juice will gradually change from orange to purple as the blueberries break down.
• If you find it is getting too thick, add a tablespoon or two of extra water.
• Once the sauce is dark purple and thick and the blueberries have broken down remove from the heat. This should take between10 - 15 minutes.
• Either serve warm or let it cool.
• Will keep for about a week in a jar in the fridge. It also freezes well.

BLUEBERRY-LAVENDER SHRUB

Steps:

• Place blueberries and sugar into a medium bowl. Crush the berries, and then stir to combine.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator. Allow to macerate for up to two days.
• Meanwhile, place lavender into a nonreactive container, cover with cider vinegar, and refrigerate for up to two days.
• Position a fine-mesh strainer over a small bowl and pour blueberry mixture through to remove solids.
• Strain vinegar mixture over the same mesh strainer, into same bowl as blueberry syrup. Allow to combine.
• You may have some sugar clinging to the berry solids in the strainer. If so, set the strainer with the solids over another small bowl. Pour the syrup-and-vinegar mixture over the solids to wash the sugar into the bowl. Repeat as needed.
• Pour syrup-and-vinegar mixture into a sanitized mason jar. Cap it, shake it well to incorporate any undissolved sugar, and place in the refrigerator for a week before using.
• Discard the solids or save them for another use.

BLUEBERRY SAUCE WITH FRESH LAVENDER

Steps:

• In a saucepan bring 1 1/2 cups blueberries, sugar, lavender and lemon juice to a simmer.
• Simmer ingredients 10 minutes then remove from heat.
• Remove lavender stems and puree sauce using a handheld immersion blender or food processor. Puree until smooth.
• Add the remaining 1/2 cup blueberries and bring back to a simmer.
• Sauce can be served warm, chilled or at room temperature.