That darn Jessica did it again! I’m sharing ANOTHER one of her recipes this week (if you missed the French Bread pizzas then you should check those out now!) because it is just too good NOT to!!! Check this out: Grilled Blueberry BBQ Salmon.
This is the photo that captured my attention on Jessica's website.
Photo from Jessica at How Sweet It Is.
Who would have ever thought to add blueberries to a BBQ sauce? Not me, that’s for sure! This BBQ sauce was a huge hit with Brandon and I, so I know you’ll love it too! It’s chock FULL of all the familiar BBQ flavors, but the addition of the blueberries adds a little twist of sweet. If you’re not a salmon fan, I’m sure you could try this sauce on other meats like chicken or pork. What I loved most about this recipe is the nutritional profile; healthy fats, low in calories, high in protein, and lots of nutrients like selenium and magnesium!
Enough talk…here’s the recipe! (Oh and if you haven’t yet become a daily stalker of the blog How Sweet It Is…I suggest you do so NOW!)
Grilled Blueberry BBQ Salmon
from Jessica at How Sweet It Is
Serves 2-3
- ~10 oz Wild Alaskan salmon filet
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
for the sauce:
- 1/3 cup fresh or frozen blueberries ( I used frozen)
- 2 heaping tablespoons organic ketchup
- 1/2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground mustard (optional. I left it out)
- 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce (I used Annie’s Natural’s Organic Brand)
“Heat a small saucepan over low heat and add blueberries. Heat until the begin to bubble and burst, about 10 minutes, then mash with a fork. Add in ketchup, both vinegars, brown sugar, onion and garlic powder, ground mustard and worcestershire sauce. Whisk well to combine and break up blueberries and turn the heat up to medium. Heat until mixture bubbles, stirring every few minutes, then turn heat back down to low. Cook for 20 minutes, whisking every few minutes. Sauce will be slightly clumpy and thicker than regular BBQ sauce.” per Jessica
I used a Foreman for grilling. Heat to its’ highest setting, season the salmon, and add the salmon filet to the grill. Cook 5 minutes and then brush a little BBQ sauce on the salmon. Allow to cook ~5 more minutes or until flaky and opaque. Once the salmon is cooked to perfection, spread the remaining BBQ sauce over the top. (My photos were pathetic; otherwise I would have shared my own!).
Nutritional Profile (per 3 servings): 269 calories, 9.2 g fat (1.4 g sat.), 80 mg cholesterol, 344 mg sodium, 764 mg potassium, 18 g carbohydrate, 15 g sugars, 29 g protein, 0.8 g fiber
Photos from Jessica at How Sweet It Is.
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Hi Erin, what a great idea to pair salmon with blueberries. Thanks for sharing the recipe and giving us the idea. I may cook it on a plank (we were given some grilling planks as a gift) then brush the sauce at the end! Hope you have a wonderful weekend.
I love salmon! This looks fantastic!
Love this idea for grilled salmon! I will try this for sure. I eat salmon out in restaurants, but really haven’t made it much ar home, so now you’ve inspired me. I’m working on a grill recipe for the Recipe ReDux which I will post next Tuesday. Hint: It will involve veggies
I love salmon and usually wimp out and poach it. I love this recipe, family friendly too.
This sounds amazing!! I’m always looking for new ways to prepare salmon, but of course most of those ways include garlic
If I try this, I’ll have to omit the garlic. And I might even make it more blueberry-tasting with blueberry balsamic vinegar!
Shut Up!!!! How genius is this???? I am on a major salmon kick lately…need to try this!
How perfect! Whole Foods is having a massive sale on organic blueberries tomorrow. Now I can buy two cartons for justifiable reason! Thanks for sharing your creative self with me tonight! I hope you have a beautiful day tomorrow.
Yum…I would never have thought to add blueberries. This is must try. I love salmon and eat it quite often! Once of my favorite ways to cook it in olive oil until it gets crispy on the outside. And then mix roasted red peppers, a teeny bit of salt and light sour cream together in the blender and pour it on it.
I saw this recipe on Jessica’s blog and have been wanting to make it ever since. All of her recipes are amazing! I love BBQ sauce, espicially the homemade kind.
Amazing pictures and recipe!!
I bookmarked this recipe when Jessica posted it. Glad to know it is good! I love salmon!!
I’ve been wanting to make this, it sounds so good! I love salmon and don’t eat it nearly enough.
That BBQ sauce sounds amazing! I never would have thought to put blueberries in it. I’m imagining this on tofu, yum
Wow! This looks delicious!
I love combining fruit into savory dishes. Going to have to save this recipe.
i saw this and it looked SO good!! thanks for putting up the stats
Oooh that looks great! I love salmon and blueberries so both of them together has to be a winner!! I don’t have enough blueberries left at the mo but I definitely feel lots of bbq’s coming up in the next few weeks so might have to give this a whirl!
I just recently made my own BBQ sauce – so much easier than I expected!
Um I definitely need to try this at some point….all I need now are blueberries!
mmm looks fab! I love the idea of adding blueberries. Of course, I could them to anything- so yummy!
Blueberry BBQ sauce! What a great idea. I can not wait to try this out. This will go great on grilled tofu. I’m thinking Father’s Day dinner. Thanks for posting the recipe.
Yummm! I’m a huuuuuge salmon fan, and I love marinating it in a mix of soy sauce, ginger, lime juice, and rice wine vinegar, as well as some chili flakes. SO good!
I love bbq. I haven’t attempted to make my own sauce, but this might be in my near future!
This looks and sounds divine! I will have to make this SOON!!
Thanks for sharing!!
I’ve never thought of using blueberries on salmon! It sounds like an interesting combination of flavors. Pictures look divine!
Isn’t this amazing? When she originally posted it I had actually used a jarred blueberry BBQ sauce on salmon the night before! It’s delicious, I’m sure her homemade one is even better. Who would’ve though blueberries + salmon. Yum!
I am a BBQ novice but with all the blueberries that are in season and my LOVE for salmon, I am all over this! Thank you for posting – I am normally a stalker of Jessica’s but I’ve been way, way, way behind on blog reading lately that I would’ve totally missed this!
I love barbecue, I love blueberries, and I love salmon, which means I’d go ga-ga over this meal! I once tried pineapple in barbecue sauce and it was pretty amazing. Apparently fruit is the way to go when it comes to jazzing up sauces!