Best Balsamic Berry Reduction Recipes

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MIXED BERRY BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE



Mixed Berry Balsamic Vinaigrette image

A sweet and tangy dressing, perfect for any salad. I enjoy it on a spring mix with mixed berries, chopped apples, and toasted almond slices.

Provided by Simon Chong

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Salad Dressing Recipes     Vinaigrette Dressing Recipes

Time 5m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 9

½ cup fresh blueberries
½ cup fresh strawberries, stemmed
½ cup fresh raspberries
1 teaspoon white sugar
¼ cup balsamic vinegar
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons honey

Steps:

  • Muddle blueberries, strawberries, and raspberries together with sugar in a bowl until combined.
  • Pour mixture into a blender and add balsamic vinegar, oil, Dijon, lemon juice, and honey. Blend until smooth.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 205.4 calories, Carbohydrate 20.1 g, Fat 14.2 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 0.5 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 192.2 mg, Sugar 15.5 g

BLACKBERRY BALSAMIC REDUCTION SAUCE



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Drizzle this blackberry balsamic reduction sauce over your grilled meat to take it to another level. A breeze to prepare, we thought it was delightful over grilled pork. It's sweet and tart with notes of blackberry flavor throughout.

Provided by Laurie Sanders

Categories     Other Sauces

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 6

3 Tbsp butter
1 Tbsp brown sugar
3 Tbsp honey
1/2 c blackberry juice/puree (seedless)
1/2 c balsamic vinegar
1 pinch salt

Steps:

  • 1. In a small saucepan, melt the butter. Add the brown sugar and honey. Bring to a boil. Boil 1-2 minutes.
  • 2. Add blackberry juice, balsamic vinegar, and salt. Bring to a hard boil and boil briskly for 5 minutes.
  • 3. Continue boiling more softly until the sauce will coat the back of teaspoon nicely.
  • 4. Let cool slightly and serve over roasted pork, beef, fish, or chicken.

BLUEBERRY BALSAMIC VINEGAR



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time P2DT50m

Yield 5 1/2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 5

4 cups frozen, thawed or fresh blueberries
1 quart balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup sugar
Lime peel cut in strips from 1 lime (green part only)
1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick

Steps:

  • In a large non-reactive saucepan, crush blueberries with a potato masher or back of a heavy spoon. Add vinegar, sugar, lime and cinnamon and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. Cool slightly and pour into a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 2 days to allow flavors to blend.
  • Place a wire mesh strainer over a large bowl. In batches, ladle blueberry mixture into strainer, pressing out as much liquid as possible. Discard solids.
  • Pour vinegar into clean glass bottles or jars, and refrigerate, tightly covered, indefinitely. Use in salad dressings or drizzled over chicken or beef.

KENN'S RASPBERRY BALSAMIC REDUCTION



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This is a sweet and tart condiment that is designed to be savored much like fine caviar. The flavors are so intense that a little goes a long way. This makes a great "from my kitchen" gift! This recipe can be enjoyed three ways: The delicious aromas produced will overtake any odors while you are cooking the reduction; the recipient of the gift will appreciate the homemade gift; you will be overwhelmed with praise when they taste it! Serve as an appetizer on a sweet cracker, smoked Gouda or both; slice of apple or pear; peach half or slice of mango. Serve on lamb chops or London broil. Don't stop there! There are too many serving possibilities to list. Serving size is ¼ tsp. Servings per batch: 192

Provided by Kenn Alan

Categories     Spreads

Time 25m

Yield 1 cup

Number Of Ingredients 3

1 1/2 cups good quality balsamic vinegar
1 1/2 cups fresh ripe raspberries
3 tablespoons granulated unbleached cane sugar

Steps:

  • Wash raspberries and pat dry with a lint-free cloth.
  • In a sauce reduction pan or 9" skillet, pour in vinegar and rapidly bring up to temperature. (about 175°f) Add sugar and dissolve. Raise temperature to near boil. Add raspberries and stir mixture until reduced by about 2/3.
  • Be careful not to scorch. You must continue stirring until complete.
  • This can be canned in 4 ounce jars for gift giving.
  • Canning instructions: While still hot; dip reduction into sanitized 4 ounce canning grade jars, leaving ½" headspace. Place sanitized sealable lids onto jars and place in water bath canner and process for 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 242.2, Fat 1.2, Sodium 1.9, Carbohydrate 59.8, Fiber 12, Sugar 45.9, Protein 2.2

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