Monday, July 6, 2009

BLUEBERRY CORDIAL

After having come back from an exhausting walk in the sizzling sun and suffocating heat, I was very thirsty and in need a refreshing drink...

I didn't want to have tea or water, so I decided to improvise a thirst-quenching drink that would both please my demanding palate and soothe my body's demand for cold liquid. That's how I came up with the idea of making a "Blueberry Cordial".

Actually, it looks like clotted blood, uuugghhh!!! Sorry folks, I din't mean to scare you... Where is my garlic?!!!

~ Blueberry Cordial ~
Recipe by Rosa @ Rosa's Yummy Yums 2009

Ingredients:
250g Frozen blueberries, not thawed
The zest of 1/2 an Organic lemon
The juice of 1 Organic lemon
Sugar, to taste (I used about 3-4 Tbs)
1/2 Litre or more water (sparkly or not), very cold

Method:
1. Put all the ingredients in the blender and mix until smooth. Strain (optional).
2. Check sweetness and thickness. Correct if necessary.

Remarks:

Try replacing the lemon zest and juice, by that of an orange.
You can strain the juice or not.

Serving suggestions:
Serve at any time of the day with ice cubes and a slice of lemon.

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~ Drink Aux Myrtilles ~
Recette par Rosa @ Rosa's Yummy Yums 2009

Ingrédients:
250g de Myrtilles congelées, non-dégelées
Le zeste d'un 1/2 Citron bio
Le jus d'un Citron bio
Sucre, selon goût (j'ai utilisé 3-4 CS)
1/2 Litre ou plus d'Eau plate ou gazeuse, très froide

Méthode:
1. Mettre tous les ingrédients dans un blender et mixer jusqu'à obtention d'un jus sans morceaux et bien lisse. Passer au chinois (pas obligatoire).
2. Corriger la saveur et l'épaisseur en ajoutant plus de sucre ou d'eau.

Remarques:

Vous pouvez remplacer le jus et le zeste de citron par le jus et zeste d'une orange.
Vous pouvez passer le jus au chinois, mais ce n'est pas nécessaire.

Idées de présentation:
Servez ce jus à n'importe quelle heure de la journée, avec des glaçons et une tranche de citron.

57 comments:

  1. i adore blueberries and cordial sounds fantastic!

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  2. mmmm..blueberries and lemons...very refreshing indeed!

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  3. Very refreshing indeed! And tasty too I bet!

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  4. je reste sidérée par la couleur !
    super boisson en tout cas, en ce moment je suis cranberry juice addict

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  5. ideal for the summer heat. inspiring idea.

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  6. I tried to subscribe by email and got message that it was not active.

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  7. Blueberry with lemon does sound refreshing! Great idea.

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  8. This looks lovely. We've just started blueberry season at our local farmers market, so I'm really looking forward to giving this a go.

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  9. Refreshing -and beautiful!

    Greetings,
    Tiina

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  10. This sounds perfect for a hot summer day.

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  11. How perfectly refreshing and delicious with blueberries and lemon!

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  12. Refreshing!!!!!
    Perfect drink for hot hot hot summer.

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  13. ahhh that does sound good! and blueberries are supposed to have many health benefits too

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  14. Sounds like this would quench the thirst and cool ya down.. ahhh refreshing!

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  15. Blueberry and lemon!! What could be better? But how come the drink is red? Shouldn't it be blue, or am I missing something?

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  16. AVANIKA: Well, it was kind of violet, but the foam on top was reddish ;-P...

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  17. when adding lemon juice (citric acid) to blueberry, the colour turns to red, when adding sodium carbonate, it turns to deep blue.

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  18. LAMIACUCINA: Thanks for the info! I didn't know that. I've learnt something new today :-D...

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  19. on échange un verre si tu veux ;-) très sympa, je vais gouter un de ces prochains jours! biz

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  20. quelle couleur! superbe!
    bisous

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  21. Wow, interesting colour - but sounds like the red was just on top? Would have pictures a more blue/purple colour. Such a great idea though. I will have to remember this when we start to go into summer here!

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  22. It's quite hot here today - I wish I would have had one of these when I came in from tending to the garden!

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  23. Oooh, it does sound so refreshing! I had to laugh at your blood though!

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  24. You know, I didn't see the blood resemblance until you pointed it out. Now, that's all I can see!

    I'm very susceptible to suggestion obviously.

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  25. What a luscious drink Rosa -- Love it.

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  26. Refreshing and quite healthy too!

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  27. I've never seen a blueberry cordial before but it sounds lovely!

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  28. Une belle improvisation qui devait être délicieuse et bien rafraîchissante!

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  29. je suis certaine que c'est très desalterant

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  30. I am sure this was very thirst quenching and delicious.

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  31. humm que de gourmandise et de superbe photo depuis ma dernière visite sur ton blog !!! bise sandra

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  32. Si rafraîchissant Rosa. J'aime beaucoup le nom en anglais.

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  33. Mmmmmm!
    Un p'tit fizz de bleuets.
    :)

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  34. What a lovely smoothy! MMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!

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  35. Attention,DraculRosa est de retour!!!
    Jolie couleur.
    Bisous.
    Caro

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  36. C'est magnifique ! Rafraîchissant et bien coloré, j'adore !
    Bises.

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  37. ..pour quand la prochaine production??..alors j'arrrive goûter lol!!..

    ..bonne soirée Rosa;)

    ~nancy xx

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  38. humm!!! c'est très rafraichissant !
    il faudra que je teste
    bises

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  39. Blueberries and lemon is a great combination!

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  40. superbe!!j'en ai fait il n'y a pas longtemps aux framboises...celui-ci me va aussi très bien. Bises

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  41. Yummie...blueberries and cordial...great for a hot summer day.

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  42. You had me until "clotted blood" ;)
    Seriously, sounds great! Very refreshing, I'm sure.

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  43. That would be good for Halloween! Hah. Just kidding. How interesting about the color, though, when it's blueberries. Makes you wonder about all the artificial coloring that must go into packaged blueberry beverages then. Scary!

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  44. this is a very exciting drink, I defintely add some gin into it! lol! :)

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  45. Sounds like something I make and it IS refreshing on a hot day!

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  46. Bon! Il doit bien y avoir bien des types de blueberries, parce que si je fais ce drink avec des bleuets d'Amérique du Nord c'est certain, le produit fini sera bien violet et pas rouge du tout!!! Surprenant! ...et très appétissant!

    Comme tu le dis toujours si bien... Cheers!

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  47. Interesting cordial Rosa! And definitely the colour too! :)

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  48. I LIKE the sound of this.

    Paz

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  49. One very healthy refreshing drink Rosa and I love it!

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  50. C'est parfait avec les fruits rouges et en particulier avec la myrtille !
    Quant aux muffins anglais, j'ai zieuté déjà 2 ou 3 recettes, il y a un retour en grâce de ce petit pain délicieux et c'est tant mieux !

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  51. héhé... je retiens l'idée :-)

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