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I used to not do stuff like this.
I used to not put my beloved summer fruit in a pot and cook it. No, I would have never done that!
I used to not put my beloved summer fruit with melty oozing cheese. Fruit and cheese? Say what?
I used to not do a lot of things.
A lot has changed. Speaking of change have I ever told how much I loath change. I hate it, fear it and just gosh darn do not want it to happen.
I’ll fight it till I just can’t possibly fight it anymore.
Well, things are changing over here. I am cooking my berries, putting them with cheese and totally embracing it!
Oh and falling madly and deeply in love with it.
No seriously, these toasts? They are life changing. I mean just SO good.
My tongue really could not believe it. It was like whoa. Whoa! Whoa!!
Honestly, I am not sure why I thought about putting blueberries in a savory little snack like this, but I am so glad I did. It’s kind of like a blueberry caprese, except I might even, well maybe, yeah, think it is better. I don’t know, don’t hold me to that. But my taste buds just really like this. For one, the sweet is all broken down and syrupy, and paired with the balsamic vinegar, it’s just crazy! Like crazy in the best way possible. Trust me you guys are going to want to dollop that stuff on everything once you try it. The possibilities are endless. Breakfast toast, pancakes, waffles, tortilla chips, crackers and oh my gosh GRILLED CHEESE!
Sorry, I can not seem to control my excitement. I told you, I love fruit.
I might be a little over excited today though.
See today I get to see Asher (my little sis everyone, not my daughter) after two very long weeks apart. I am beyond excited! I missed that little girl so much it’s crazy. Plus, I really NEED my trusty taste tester back. If something is good, it is “Tiegy, I LOVE this, just one more bite, PLEASE” and if something is just ok, it is “Tiegy, this is so grosse, I do not want ANY more.”
Yup, she’s good and I have missed the heck out her!
As she says, “best sisters for ever and ever”.
How could I not miss that?
Okay, so aside from the awesome blueberry basil balsamic goodness, there is also something else that makes these things killer…
Toasted whole grain baguette slices. YES, I know! Toasty bread!
Brush them with a little olive oil, salt and pepper and then grill them or you can also cook them in the oven, but I much prefer the grill. Oh my gosh, grilled bread is my new favorite way to toast bread. For one, it does not heat up the kitchen, which I have a feeling a lot of you will like. Me? I could care less seeing as it was only forty-five degrees yesterday. Two? The crispiness is insane! So crisp and then they get those awesome grill marks that I love so much!
You all know I really do love those grill marks.
But wait, it gets better.
Mozzarella cheese!
Melty delicious fresh mozzarella cheese.
See, I told you it was life changing.
Really though the best part is how easy these are. They come together in about twenty minutes (obviously, depending on how fast or slow you work) and require one pot, one small bowl and maybe a pan if you decide to use the oven instead of the grill.
Sounds pretty good to me.
Serve these as an appetizer, side dish, light lunch or heck I did them for dinner. Yeah, I did and no one was complaining.
Obviously, that means that boys were not around.
So what do you say? Dinner? Lunch? Snack?
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Just do it.
Not sure if you will still respond to questions about this recipe, however, I’ll give it a try. You list 2 Tbsp. fresh chopped basil between the 1/2 lemon, juiced & 5 oz fresh mozzarella cheese, diced, where do you add the 2 Tbsp. chopped basil? At first I thought it might be garnish but you have fresh basil, for garnish listed separately. Please let me know.
Hi!! You want to mix the basil into the blueberry sauce after it is removed from the heat. I will fix the recipe now. Sorry about that. Please let me know if you have any other questions, thanks!
Thank you!
I made these for a party this weekend. They were delicious. Thank you!
So happy you loved them! Thank you!
Once initially cooked can these be served luke warm. Meaning do they have to be eaten right away? Just wondering about making these for a gathering.
Hi Jen,
I don’t think you want to let them sit four hours, but I do think you could eat them at room temp. However the cheese will obviously not be warm and gooey. Another option is to not melt the cheese and just serve these with fresh mozz at room temp. and the blueberry sauce. I am sure that would be great too!
Thanks Jen and I hope you love these!
Hi Tieghan ,I love fruit especially Blueberry ,it ‘s very great ,thank you for your recipe.;) 🙂
Yay! Thank you!
Featured YOU on my blog this week in my 25+ Berry Recipe round up. Thank you so much for sharing at {wow me} wednesday! 🙂
Ginger @ GingerSnapCrafts.com
http://www.gingersnapcrafts.com/2013/06/over-25-berry-recipes-linkparty-feature.html
Thank you, Ginger!! So glad you like this recipe!
Ummmmmm yummmmm. This would be a huge hit in my family! I think I could eat 50 of these things. Blueberries and cheese and balsamic vinegar? Best thing EVER. Thanks for the great post! We’d love to have you visit us at http://www.OneForTheFam.blogspot.com.
Thank you! We loved these!
So yummy!
Thank you!
Found you over at the DIY Dreamer! These looks delicious!
Thanks for stopping by! Hope you give these a try, they are SO crazy good!
CONGRATS!!
You have been featured at The DIY Dreamer! YAY! Come on over and grab your featured button, you deserve it!
http://thediydreamer.com/from-dream-to-reality/rustic-features-70/
Thank you so much, Christine!
Those look absolutely tasty!! I will definitely try this recipe ASAP!
Thank you so much, Shelley! I hope you love them!