In honor of the 4th of July, here’s a festive little pickled blueberry recipe. There’s something about pickling fruit that is so easy – generally very little prep compared to vegetables – and these pickled blueberries may be my favorite pickled fruit so far! Fitting as I’m exactly halfway through my pickle a week adventure and I’ve definitely pickled some weird things. But I would call these a great success – have a berry fun and festive 4th!
I created this recipe because I hadn’t used juniper berries for a while (since pickled apples) and wanted to try them with another fruit, but here is a somewhat similar Saveur recipe. I also only used a shallot for one of the jars – good with or without Finally, a warning: juniper berries can blend in and look like very small blueberries that have risen to the top – careful!