For today’s #WorldWatercolorMonth Painting, I present: Blueberries in Prussian Blue. This is a “botanical” painting of sorts and possibly one of my more “realistic” paintings. A bit of a diversion for me.
And while we are on the subject of blueberries – the yummy, nutrient-packed fruit of the gods, here is a recipe for a spinach salad I made last week with blueberries in it. DIVINE!
I tossed some fresh spinach with blueberries and blue cheese (but you could use feta or goat or any other cheese you like), toasted walnuts, and green onions, and then drizzled with balsamic vinaigrette for a really fresh, yummy salad.
Some other favorite blueberry recipes I’ve shared in the past you might want to check out are my “almost famous” to-die-for Blueberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies and melt-in-your-mouth Fresh Peach and Blueberry Streusel Muffins. Maybe not quite as healthy, but very delish!
ENJOY!
Spinach & Blueberry Salad
Ingredients:
- 1 lb Spinach
- 1 pint blueberries
- 4 green onions, sliced
- 1 cup toasted and sugared walnuts*
- 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
- 1/3 cup Balsaimic Vinaigrette
Combine fresh, clean spinach, blueberries, green onions and walnuts and drizzle with balsamic vinaigrette. Top with crumbled blue cheese and serve immediately.
*Melt 1 Tbsp butter in skillet over medium heat. Add walnuts, and sprinkle with sugar. Saute over medium heat for approximately five minutes until sugar has melted and walnuts have browned. Cool completely.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Looks delicious as usual! The blueberry color is perfect. (K)
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Thanks K – I really enjoyed doing this one 🙂
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Beautiful! And I love the walnuts…I often roast them, but am trying this method really soon! Thanks, Jodi!
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Thanks Pam – nice to hear from you 🙂
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I think you must be the queen of salads, my fav lunch/ dinner, but never as stunning in looks or probably flavour, as yours, delish mmmmm ❤️
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LOL – I’ll take that title 🙂 I love salads, but my guys are not nearly as experimental as I like to be in mixing things 🙂
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That is a shame that they don’t enjoy experimental’ they are so lucky to have a salad queen 😀
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they are getting better 🙂
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Um… off to get some blueberries! Thanks, Jodi! 😀
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Enjoy! I had a handful with my toast and coffee this morning 🙂
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I love the blueberries painting. It IS very realistic looking! The salad looks and sounds delicious!
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Thanks PJ! I really enjoyed painting this little buggers 🙂
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Looks like fun!
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Ayayay! Thank you for sending a big bowl of that delicious mouth watering salad, Jodi 😀 Oh how I wish I live near you! I can eat all day and NEVER complain. Getting fat is irrelevant when near you. Goodness! And that painting…welll, burp! Opps…excuse me…..:-D 😀 😀
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LOL! We’d be fat and happy together 🙂 Always a struggle for me.
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Fat and happy WORKS for me. Struggling with loosing too with diet and brisk walking now….still its more fun to eat than feel deprived. Ha! Ha!
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Gotta love blueberries!! We can barely keep them around the house when we buy them, my daughter devours them. Great job on the painting!
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Had a handful for breakfast myself 🙂 I’ve really grown to love them too.
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This salad looks so good and healthy yumm
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It was yummmmmmy! 🙂
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I am sure
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Yummy, this sounds really lovely 🙂
(Looking forward to tonight…Bruschetta Chicken )
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We actually had this salad with that chicken LOL!
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That is fantastic, when I saw this salad, I thought, what a brilliant combination ! but I didn’t have blueberries on hand :-(. Your Bruschetta Chicken last night was divine, an absolute hit with my family 🙂 Thank you xx
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Yay!!! So glad it was enjoyed. ☺️
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I know what I’m having for dinner tonight! The painting…delicious 💕
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YUM! Enjoy Sharon! 🙂
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Lovely painting!! Nice!! Anything with blueberries in it has my vote. I think you should continue to do your recipes with a watercolor every month!! Love it! 😍
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Having fun with it 🙂
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JODI…This watercolor is so lovely! Wish I could be so free with my painting.
Oh well! Lois
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Awh! Thanks Loie! Be free – be loose! Go for it! 🙂
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Yum!xx
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🙂
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Hey Jodi, Love your blueberry painting and the salad looks yummy.
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Thanks Carol! 🙂
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Yummy and good for me! Have a great Saturday Jodi! 🙂
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you too buddy! ❤
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What a great post. I love your painting, its elegant! Your salad looks extraordinary! Perhaps I could just eat your post 😁
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LOL! Thanks Cathe! I think I am going to make the salad again tomorrow for a special company dinner – it was so easy and so delish and so pretty 🙂 and my painting is “elegant?” wow! That’s a new one 🙂 I did really enjoy doing some finer detail on it!
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What a terrific painting, Jodi! Wow, you are really spreading your wings with the foodie paintings, nistasistah! Love the detail in this. I didn’t know you could get detailed with rough paper, so I am learning a lot from you! I also need to try that rough paper I bought, apparently. Hehe! Thank you!
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LOL! Rough is what I had handy, so it is what I used. worked just fine – actually really fine 🙂
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👍🎨😎😍🔥
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this is a nice blue berry-painting. Like it. And the recipe is also not so difficult to praise. Really never I would have tried this, but then… let us see.
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Hope you’ll give it a try and let me know if you like! 🙂
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Fabulous blueberries Jodi {I’ve been itching to paint some too} and your salad is right up my alley! I think salads with berries, nuts and bleu cheese almost don’t need dressing the flavors are so good!
Jenna
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Can’t wait to see your blueberry painting Jenna! And you are right – just a drizzle of dressing is plenty with all these amazing flavors!
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Great salad. And lovely painting 🙂
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Thanks Mandi!
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Thanks for the Healthy Weekend Jo! Healthy recipe and illustration too 🙂 🙂
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I think I am going to make this salad again tomorrow! 🙂
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The painting is great and the salad looks fresh and yummy!!
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Thanks!😊
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