Blueberry Crostini

Blueberry Crostini

We went blueberry picking on my birthday this year.  It might seem strange to go pick someone else’s berries when I have three bushes in the garden.  I love visiting farms though, and it was really nice to get out into the country and walk deep into a blueberry field to quietly pick berries.  Plus, I got to try a new blueberry recipe.  These blueberry crostini snacks are a healthy and delicious, seasonal treat!

We went to Blueberry Ridge Farm in Sherwood, Oregon, a local, organic, family farm since 1983.  Lynn and Gary are the owners and are such an awesome couple.  They worked the farm while raising their kids and managing full-time careers since the 80s.  Now the farm is their family legacy and their business has expanded to an impressive scale.  They provide all of the dried blueberries for Bob’s Red Mill, another Oregon favorite.

The farm has 3,500 blueberry bushes and it was really fun to pick.  We were there on a Tuesday while almost everyone else was at work so it was very peaceful.  We were given a private tour of the facility afterward which was the real treat.  Lynn showed us their dehydration room, the conveyor system and explained how they move berries through the processing plant and out to stores.  We purchased one of her pies and popped it in the freezer to enjoy this winter.

Lynn gave me a recipe for blueberry crostini while we were there.  I swapped out the ricotta for goat’s cheese.  Winner Winner!  So good!

Blueberry Crostini

The Garden Delicious

These blueberry crostini snacks are a healthy and delicious treat. The blueberries can be fresh or frozen. The pop of sweet balanced with the sharpness of the goat cheese make them so delicious! Serve them as an appetizer at your next gathering and impress friends without much effort at all.

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Prep Time 20 mins

Total Time 3 hrs 20 mins

Course Appetizer, Snack

Servings 4

Calories 500 kcal

Ingredients

  

• 8 slices of a baguette
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 ounce goat cheese (room temperature to soften)
• 3 tbps honey
• 2 tsps fresh thyme roughly chopped
• 2 cups blueberries

Instructions

 

• Slice your baguette into 1/4" thick slices
  
• Lightly toast the slices until slightly brown or just warm if you prefer a more tender crostini.
• Smear the slices with goat cheese, nestle the blueberries into the cheese and drizzle with olive oil and honey.
• Then sprinkler with thyme.  Simple, fresh, delicious!
  

Notes

Give these little blueberry crostinis a try and tell me how you like them!  

Keyword blueberry, crostini, goat cheese, recipe