Fresh Blueberry Coleslaw

Spring has finally sprung and so has the abundance of fresh fruit in the stores.  My daughter loves blueberries she can literally eat them with every meal.  So of course I bought way too many packages at the store last weekend in the excitement of seeing the large plump berries on sale at my local market.

As I am sure with most of you, we struggle to make sure that we cook with the produce before they start to go bad.  We all know that sad guilt ridden walk from the fridge to the trash to throw away fruit that was once so fresh and tasty that we let slowly go bad.  Here is a little helpful tip when you find yourself with an abundance of blueberries, Freeze them!  Frozen blueberries are amazing!  They are the perfect cool treat on a warm spring day or they are fantastic on granola or oatmeal for a hearty breakfast.

Ok, back to this amazing slaw!  I needed to get creative with the amount of blueberries I had left after freezing.  I could always bake something, true.  After all that is what you would usually think of when using berrys, but lately we have been enjoying the amazing AZ spring weather and BBQ’ing.  Now when we BBQ my go to side is usually a coleslaw, there are so many ways you can dress up a coleslaw from sweet to savory.  So why not craft one up with the fresh blueberries that have overrun our fridge.

I wanted this coleslaw to be simple and not too sweet.  I decided to use greek yogurt instead of mayonnaise to give the sauce a bit if a zing.  Plus it adds a little protein boost to the slaw!

Enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 6 ounces Red cabbage shredded
• 6 ounces green cabbage shredded
• 3 ounces broccoli slaw mix
• 2 T Honey
• ¼ Cup Apple Cider vinegar
• 1 tsp Orange Zest
• ¼ Cup sliced almonds
• ½ Cup Plain Greek Yogurt
• 1 Cup Fresh Blueberries

Directions:

In a large bowl combine the cabbages, broccoli slaw mix and almonds.

In a separate bowl whisk together the honey, apple cider vinegar, orange zest and plain Greek yogurt.

Combine the slaw mix with the dressing.  Gently fold in the blueberries until completely combined.

Serve at room temperature or chilled.