Blueberry-Thyme Sauce

Name: Blueberry-Thyme Sauce
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest; 3 cups fresh blueberries; ⅓ cup dry red wine; One 2-inch piece vanilla bean, split lengthwise; 2 tablespoons honey; 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, preferably lemon thyme; 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, preferably lemon thyme

Preparation info

Makes
3 cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

From the Earth to the Table

By John Ash

Published 1995

About

Ingredients

3 cups fresh blueberries
⅓ cup dry red wine
1 tablespoon<

Sauce
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

In a saucepan, combine the blueberries, wine, thyme, vanilla bean, honey, and lemon zest and simmer for 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool to room temperature. Remove the vanilla bean.

The sauce may be used as is or strained through a coarse strainer for a smoother consistency. Store, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Serve warm or at room temperature.<