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Driscoll's®
Sweet Blackberries
Driscoll’s® Sweet Blackberries are prized for their wonderfully natural, sweet flavour. Grown throughout the UK by our selected growers each berry is handpicked at the peak of ripeness to ensure the best flavour is captured in every single berry. We are so passionate about our blackberries that only 1% of the initial seedlings make it to our farms!
In contrast to the traditional hedge grown blackberries Driscoll’s® Sweet Blackberries are perfect for snacking on due to their full bodied sweeter flavour but also versatile enough to compliment both sweet and savoury dishes or to add a twist to canapes and drinks.
Nutrition
As well as being great tasting Driscoll’s® Sweet Blackberries pack a nutritional punch, containing Vitamins C , E and K as well as fibre and protein2. The blackberry is a drupelet, or a cluster of fruits and the seed inside each drupelet contributes to the berry’s nutrient value.
Studies show blackberries have one of the highest antioxidant contents per serving of any food tested. In a 2006 study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition1, scientists indicated that blackberries’ antioxidant content of 5.75 millimoles per serving was far above that of other foods. This means that regular consumption of blackberries may have a positive impact on health, athletic performance and disease risk.
Their dark colour ensures blackberries have one of the highest antioxidant levels of all fruits. Antioxidants are known for lowering the risk of a number of cancers – but to get maximum benefit blackberries should be eaten whole and as nature intended!
Sources:
1 http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/84/1/95.abstract
2 http://www.livestrong.com/article/284622-vitamins-in-blackberries/


How to look after and enjoy!
Store your sweet blackberries in the fridge and just before eating rinse gently with cool water. Ideally let the berries reach room temperature to enjoy their full flavour.
Our Growers
Our growers live and breathe berries – most are family farms that have been passed down the generations with the benefit of many years of experience in growing and harvesting the perfect berries.


Colbeggie Farm, Perthshire
Located in the fertile Vale of Strathmore, Perthshire the traditional berry growing area in Scotland, Colbeggie farm is owned by Andy Barrie the third generation of his family to do so. The farm has the benefit of long summer daylight hours with a moderate temperature which enable the Sweet Blackberries to produce their natural sugars. The farm has specialised in growing berries for the last 25 years and maintains quality by organising pickers in small groups with a dedicated supervisor.

Lutton Farm
Lutton Farm is a family run farm on the Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire border. The family have been growing berries for over 50 years, with currently three generations of the Long family managing the business. The farm focuses on flavour and quality and have a solid reputation of consistently supplying top quality fruit. Lutton Farm were one of our first innovative growers producing Driscoll’s® Sweet Blackberries.

Clock House Farm
Clock House Farm has several sites across Kent including a recently established glasshouse dedicated to Sweet Blackberry growing. As part of the community Clock House Farm regularly host local schools and youth groups enabling them to learn first hand how berries are grown. Father and son team, Robert and Oli Pascall use dedicated picking teams for harvesting sweet blackberries ensuring that the fruit is picked at its optimum flavour.

Colbeggie Farm, Perthshire
Located in the fertile Vale of Strathmore, Perthshire the traditional berry growing area in Scotland, Colbeggie farm is owned by Andy Barrie the third generation of his family to do so. The farm has the benefit of long summer daylight hours with a moderate temperature which enable the Sweet Blackberries to produce their natural sugars. The farm has specialised in growing berries for the last 25 years and maintains quality by organising pickers in small groups with a dedicated supervisor.

Lutton Farm
Lutton Farm is a family run farm on the Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire border. The family have been growing berries for over 50 years, with currently three generations of the Long family managing the business. The farm focuses on flavour and quality and have a solid reputation of consistently supplying top quality fruit. Lutton Farm were one of our first innovative growers producing Driscoll’s® Sweet Blackberries.

Clock House Farm
Clock House Farm has several sites across Kent including a recently established glasshouse dedicated to Sweet Blackberry growing. As part of the community Clock House Farm regularly host local schools and youth groups enabling them to learn first hand how berries are grown. Father and son team, Robert and Oli Pascall use dedicated picking teams for harvesting sweet blackberries ensuring that the fruit is picked at its optimum flavour.
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Spelt Based Pizza
Full flavoured spelt based pizza with kale, gorgonzola, walnets and a generous sprinkling of blackberries
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Latest Recipes
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Blackberry and Pear Asian Salad
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Pork Ribs with Blackberry Chipotle Glaze
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Lemon and Blackberry Mini Cake
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Skewered Prawns and Blackberries with Sesame Ginger Marinade
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Asian Meatballs with Blackberry Hoisin Sauce
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Blackberry Rice Turkey Salad
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Blackberry Brie Omelette
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Herb and Blackberry Rubbed Roast Leg of Lamb
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Blackberry Breakfast Grilled Cheese
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Grilled Prawns with Blackberry Citrus Salad
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Blackberry Mojito
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Blackberry caramel blondies
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Zarzamora Real (Royal Blackberry)
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Blackberry and Bacon Caramelised Onion Tartlets
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Blackberry & Almond Bread Pudding
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Spelt base pizza with blackberries, gorgonzola, kale and walnuts
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Blackberry and bay clafoutis
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Blackberry cured cod with fennel, candy beet and blackberry remoulade
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Very Berry Pancakes
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Blackberry & Rose Knickerbocker Glory
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Mini Orange & Blackberry Loaf Cakes
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Roast Chicken, Kale, Avocado & Blackberry Salad
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Blackberry & Blueberry Christmas Cake

Prep Time
10 mins

Cook Time
0 mins

Serves
4

- 200g mixed lettuce
- 200g Driscoll's Victoria Blackberries
- 200g sliced or cubed cucumber
- 40g sliced almonds, toasted
- 60ml Ginger Salad Dressing
- 1 ripe pear, cored and cubed
- 2 spring onions, thinly sliced
Blackberry and Pear Asian Salad
Adding blackberries to almost any salad couldn't be easier. It is a great way to add a healthy boost of fibre, antioxidants and flavour. In this blackberry salad recipe, ripe pear and an Asian-style dressing brings it all together.
- Arrange lettuce, blackberries, pear, cucumber, green onion and almonds evenly on four salad plates.
- Drizzle salad with dressing to taste.

Prep Time
25 mins plus marinating

Cook Time
45 mins plus cooling

Serves
9

These ribs can be grilled one day ahead. Simply cover and refrigerate, then bring up to room temperature before glazing and finishing
Ribs with Spice Rub
- 56g paprika
- 1tbsp ground black pepper
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons chilli powder
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons salt
- 1 garlic powder
- 1 cayenne pepper
- 3 racks pork ribs
Blackberry Chipotle Glaze
- 1 olive oil
- 1 Cup diced onion
- 3 Cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 chopped chipotle paste
- 400g Driscoll's Victoria Blackberries
- 125 ml balsamic vinegar
- 50g sugar
- 1 salt
- 3 Tablespoons chopped coriander
Pork Ribs with Blackberry Chipotle Glaze
- Rinse and pat dry ribs. Mix paprika, black pepper, sugar, chilli powder, salt, garlic powder and cayenne in small bowl until well blended. Rub spice mixture into each side of ribs. Place ribs on flat baking sheet, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 2 hours or overnight.
Blackberry Chipotle Glaze
- Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and cook onions 4 minutes or until soft. Add garlic and cook 1 minute. Stir in chipotle paste and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add blackberries, vinegar, sugar and salt, stir until blended. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to low and simmer 35 minutes or until reduced. Remove from heat. Pour into blender or food processor and puree until smooth. Strain mixture to remove seeds.
To grill ribs
- Grill ribs over indirect heat for 20 to 25 minutes. Brush both sides of ribs with blackberry chipotle sauce. Turn ribs over and baste every 10 minutes. Repeat two to three times as the ribs cook through. When the meat pulls away from the bone, the ribs are done.Take ribs off the grill and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Sprinkle ribs with coriander and serve.

Prep Time
30 mins

Cook Time
50-55 mins

Serves
6

Cake
160g plain flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 125 ml cup whole milk, at room temperature
- 1 grated lemon zest
- 1 vanilla extract
- 60g unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 200g sugar
- 4large egg whites, at room temperature
Frosting
- 240g unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 400g sifted icing sugar
- 85g lemon curd
- 400g Driscoll's Victoria Blackberries
Lemon and Blackberry Mini Cake
Cake
- Preheat oven 180°. Lightly grease bottom and side of two 6 x 2-inch round cake pans. Line bottom of each pan with round of parchment paper. Grease paper and dust pans with flour, tapping out excess. Set aside.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Combine milk, lemon zest and vanilla extract in a separate bowl. Beat butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer on high speed about 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low and alternately add flour mixture and milk mixture in several additions, starting and ending with flour mixture just until combined. Set aside.
- In a clean mixing bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Gently fold beaten egg whites into cake batter in 3 additions until evenly combined. Evenly divide batter between cake pans and bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden and cake tester inserted into centre of cake comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire rack 10 minutes. Invert to cool completely.
Frosting and Decoration
- Beat butter and vanilla with an electric mixer on high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Decrease speed to medium-low and add sugar, about tablespoon at a time, mixing thoroughly between additions. Add lemon curd and beat just until blended.
- Place one cake layer on a cake plate or stand. Spread about 1/2 frosting on cake layer leaving 1/2-inch border. Top with single layer blackberries. Spread thin layer of frosting on other cake layer and place frosting side down on top of blackberries and press down gently to secure. Frost top and sides of cake with thin coat of frosting and refrigerate 15 minutes to set. Frost cake with remaining frosting. Top cake with remaining blackberries. If not serving cake immediately, refrigerate until ready. Remove from refrigerator 15 to 30 minutes before serving.

Prep Time
15 mins

Cook Time
5 mins

Serves
12

- 200g Driscoll's Victoria Blackberries
- 24 uncooked large prawns
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 sesame oil
- 1 grated fresh ginger
- 1 Clove garlic, crushed
- 1 mango, peeled, cut in 1/4-inch thick wedges
- 12 wooden skewers
Skewered Prawns and Blackberries with Sesame Ginger Marinade
- Preheat a gas grill to high heat.
Thread blackberries, mango and prawns alternately on wooden skewers.
Combine soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, oil, ginger and garlic to make a thin glaze.
Brush onto prepared skewers, coating all sides.
Grill skewers 3 minutes per side, carefully sliding spatula under berries when turning.
Serve warm or room temperature.

Prep Time
15 mins

Cook Time
12 mins

Serves
12

- 450g lean minced beef, turkey or chicken
- 2 tablespoons dry bread crumbs
- 1 soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 200g Driscoll's Victoria Blackberries
Sauce:
- 125ml hoisin sauce
- 125ml ketchup
- 200g Driscoll's Victoria Blackberries
Asian Meatballs with Blackberry Hoisin Sauce
- To prepare meatballs, preheat oven to 220°
- Line a baking sheet with foil for easier clean-up.
- Mix meat, crumbs, soy sauce, ketchup, ginger and green onions until well combined.
- Press a thin layer of meat around each blackberry, sealing completely. Place on prepared baking sheet.
- Bake 10-12 minutes until meat is cooked, turning balls over half-way through for more even browning.
- Keep warm until serving.
- To prepare sauce, combine blackberries, hoisin sauce and ketchup in a small saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat, pressing or mashing blackberries into sauce. Simmer until heated through and slightly thickened.
- Serve sauce and meatballs warm.

Prep Time
10 mins

Cook Time
10 to 15 mins

Serves
4

Vinaigrette
- 80ml Cup olive oil
- 1 coarse ground Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 fresh thyme leaves
- 1/2 salt
- 1/4ground black pepper
Rice Salad
- 200g Driscoll's Victoria Blackberries
- 300g whole grain brown and wild rice
- 200g cooked turkey
- 2 stalks thinly sliced celery
- 100g thinly sliced radishes
- 50g walnuts, coarsely chopped
Blackberry Rice Turkey Salad
Vinaigrette
- Whisk oil, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, thyme leaves, salt and pepper in a bowl until blended. Refrigerate any leftovers.
Rice Salad
- Mix blackberries, rice, turkey, celery, radishes and walnuts in medium bowl. Stir in just enough vinaigrette to moisten salad. Serve or refrigerate until serving.

Prep Time
5 mins

Cook Time
10 mins

Serves
4

- 200g Driscoll's Victoria Blackberries
- 3 tablespoons water or milk
- 1/2 salt
- 1/2 ground black pepper
- 4 teaspoons butter
- 115g brie, rind trimmed, cut into cubes
- 2 tablespoons honey, optional
- 4 large eggs
Blackberry Brie Omelette
- Cut blackberries in half crosswise and set aside.
- Beat eggs, water, salt and pepper together in a large bowl.
- Heat an 8-inch non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat.
- Add 1 teaspoon butter and coat bottom of pan.
- Pour ¼ egg mixture into pan.
- When egg starts to bubble, push towards centre with a spatula, and tilt pan to allow uncooked portion to run underneath. Continue around edges until eggs are set.
- Reduce heat to low.
- Place one-fourth each cheese and blackberries on half the omelette. Drizzle with about 2 teaspoons honey if desired.
Fold omelette over and turn out onto plate. Repeat with remaining ingredients to make four omelettes

Prep Time
10 mins

Cook Time
90 mins

Serves
8

A rub can be wet or dry and is different from a marinade because it's applied directly to the meat surface. This wet rub of blackberry purée, mustard, garlic and herbs also has a little vinegar which will helps tenderise the meat while roasting.
Lamb with Rub
- 200g Driscoll's Victoria Blackberries
- 1 Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 olive oil
- 30 cloves garlic, divided
- 1 chopped fresh rosemary leaves
- 2 teaspoons thyme leaves
- 1 salt
- 1/2 ground black pepper
- 1 bone-in leg of lamb, trimmed (approx 2.7kg)
Blackberry Herb Sauce
- Reserved blackberry puree
- 500 ml chicken stock
- 2 tablespoons cornflour
- 200g Driscoll's Victoria Blackberries
Herb and Blackberry Rubbed Roast Leg of Lamb
- Preheat oven to 200°. Purée blackberries in a blender or food processor until smooth. Press through a sieve to remove seeds. Discard solids. Combine blackberry purée, Dijon mustard, vinegar, 6 cloves garlic, rosemary, thyme, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Set aside.
Pierce meat using meat fork every 1 inch. Rub half the blackberry herb mixture over the lamb, coating the outside completely. Sprinkle remaining 24 peeled halved garlic cloves in a large roasting pan. Place lamb in roasting pan. Let stand 20 minutes.
Roast 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 180° and continue to roast 1 hour longer until meat thermometer reads 145°F for medium-rare. Remove lamb from pan and let rest for 10 to 15 minutes before carving.
Blackberry Herb Sauce
- Pour off all but 1 tablespoon drippings from roasting pan. Add 250ml chicken stock to roasting pan and stir with a wooden spoon to loosen and dissolve any browned bits. Pour stock mixture into a blender or food processor and purée until smooth.
Combine garlic broth mixture, remaining chicken stock, remaining blackberry purée and cornflour in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly; boil 1 minute. Stir in blackberries. Serve over sliced lamb.

Prep Time
10 mins

Cook Time
6 mins

Serves
4

Grilled cheese is not just for lunch anymore. Enjoy this wonderful combination for a breakfast filled with juicy berry flavour and texture. Waffles are a fantastic bread choice for this hearty sandwich.
- 225g mascarpone cheese
- 8 tbs apricot jam
- 200g Driscoll's Victoria Blackberries
- 8 waffles
Blackberry Breakfast Grilled Cheese
- Toast 4 of the waffles.
- Arrange 4 waffles on work surface. Spread 2 tablespoons mascarpone and 2 tablespoons apricot preserves on each. Arrange 1/2 cup blackberries on each in a single layer. Top each with 1 of remaining waffles and press down firmly.
Cook waffle sandwiches about 3 minutes or until warmed through. Serve immediately

Prep Time
30 mins

Cook Time
25-30 mins

Serves
4

- 120g (plus 2 tablespoons) extra virgin olive oil
- 160 ml white wine vinegar
- 1 grated lemon zest
- 200g mixed leaf salad
- 200g Driscoll's Victoria Blackberries
- 16 large prawns
- 16 new potatoes
- 2 oranges
- coarse sea salt and ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 fennel bulb, trimmed, thinly sliced
- 1 shallot, thinly sliced
Grilled Prawns with Blackberry Citrus Salad
Cook prawns 8 to 10 minutes or until they are no longer glossy in appearance.
Cook potatoes in boiling water until tender. Drain, cut in half and set aside. Peel oranges. Cut segments from membrane with a sharp knife, collecting enough juice to make 3 tablespoons and reserving segments separately. Whisk together orange juice, oil and vinegar. Season with salt and pepper.
Combine prawns, remaining 2 tablespoons oil, fennel, shallot and lemon zest in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
Arrange prawns under the fennel mixture in a single layer. Grill over medium-high heat until prawns are charred. Just before removing from grill, drizzle each with 1 teaspoon vinaigrette.
Toss lettuce lightly with some of the vinaigrette. Gently mix in blackberries, potatoes, orange segments and additional vinaigrette as needed. Divide salad onto four plates. Slide prawns and fennel over salads and serve.

Prep Time
3 mins

Cook Time
0 mins

Serves
1

- 4 teaspoons sugar
- 1 fresh lemon juice
- 1 fresh lime juice
- 120ml sparkling water
- 60ml vodka or rum
- 12 Driscoll's Victoria Blackberries
- 12 large mint leaves
- 6to 8 ice cubes
Blackberry Mojito
MIX blackberries, mint leaves, sugar, lemon juice, and lime juice in a tall glass.
ADD sparkling water
ADD vodka or rum
ADD ice
STIR well and serve.
ENJOY!

Prep Time
10 mins

Cook Time
20-25
mins

Serves
Makes 12 pieces

For the blackberry caramel
100g Driscoll’s® Sweet Blackberries
100g light muscovado sugar
100g creme fraiche
30g butter
A large pinch of sea salt
For the blondie mix
100g unsalted butter, melted
200g light muscovado sugar
1 large egg
1tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
120g all-purpose organic flour
60g flaked almonds
100g blackberries, for garnishing
Blackberry caramel blondies
Directions
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Line a high sided, 18cm x 25cm high sided metal baking tin with greaseproof baking paper
To make the blackberry caramel, put the blackberries in a non-stick, non-reactive pan and heat over a medium to high heat with two tablespoons of water and a pinch of salt. Cook for a few minutes, until the blackberries change colour and start to release their liquid and become squishy. Remove to a bowl and squash with the back of a fork. Wipe out the pan and melt the sugar slowly. Add the butter and crème fraiche and cook for 3-5 minutes, until you have a smooth caramel sauce. Add in the blackberries and their juice and cook, stirring into the caramel. You should have a lovely, slightly purple fruity caramel. Season with salt to balance and bring out the flavours
To make the blondies, in a medium bowl, stir melted butter and brown sugar until smooth. Add the egg, vanilla, salt and stir vigorously until smooth. Add the flour and half the almonds and stir until no streaks remain. Spread half the batter across the baking tin, top with the blackberry caramel, spreading it out as evenly as you can. Top with the rest of the batter and spread out over the caramel, using a toothpick to marble. Press in the remaining blackberries and scatter over the flaked almonds. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out relatively clean. Transfer quickly and efficiently onto a wire rack to cool, then cut into squares.

Prep Time
15 mins

Cook Time
0 mins

Serves
1 person

Ingredients
2 Ounces tequila, Casa Noble
1/2 Oz. natural sour mix
2 Ounces brut Champagne or sparkling wine
10 rosemary needles
3 Driscoll's® Blackberries, plus 1 for garnish
Ice
Zarzamora Real (Royal Blackberry)
By muddling the blackberries with rosemary this refeshing cocktail gets a full-bodied punch. Mixed with sour mix, tequila and topped off with fizzy sparkling wine, you'll definitely want to make a large batch of this blackberry cocktail recipe.
Directions
Muddle the rosemary and berries well in a cocktail shaker. Add the sour mix, tequila and ice. Shake until well-chilled. Strain into a small Champagne or sparkling wine. Garnish with the remaining blackberry.

Prep Time
20 Mins

Cook Time
1 Hour

Serves
8 ppl

Ingredients
Cream Cheese Dough
130g plain flour
7 Tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons, at room temperature, plus more for the pans
85g cream cheese, cut into tablespoons, at room temperature
Pinch of salt
Maple-Glazed Bacon
1 Tbsp. pure maple syrup, preferably Grade B
4 bacon slices, preferably maple cured
Freshly ground black pepper
Caramelized Onions
2 Tablespoons sunflower oil
2 medium yellow onions, chopped
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Garnish
170g Driscoll's® Sweet Blackberries
2 Tablespoons fresh sage, very thinly sliced
Blackberry and Bacon Caramelised Onion Tartlets
This extraordinary bite-sized appetizer has three easy, make-ahead components that are assembled just before serving. The salty and sweet combination is delicious. If you want a special hors d'oeuvre for a brunch, try these tartlets.
Directions
Cream Cheese Dough
Combine the flour and salt in a food processor fitted with the metal chopping blade and pulse to combine. Add the butter and cream cheese and pulse about 10 times, until the mixture begins to clump together. Gather up the dough and shape into a thick disk. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled and easy to handle, about 2 hours.
Baking the dough
Preheat oven to 400ºF. Position oven rack in the center of the oven. Butter two 12-cup miniature muffin pans. Divide the dough into 24 balls. One at a time, place a ball of dough in a muffin cup, and use your fingers to press it firmly and evenly up the sides to make a pastry shell. (A wooden tart tamper, available at kitchenware stores and online, can help the job go quickly.) Pierce the shells with a fork. Freeze for 5 minutes.
Place in oven and bake until the shells are golden brown, about 10 to 12 minutes. (The shells will shrink during baking.) Let cool in the pans for 5 minutes. Carefully remove from the pans and cool completely. (The pastry shells can be stored in a covered container for up to 1 day.)
Maple-Glazed Bacon
Keep the oven at 400°F.
Arrange the bacon in a single layer on a large rimmed baking sheet. Bake until the bacon is crisp and golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Carefully pour off the fat from the baking sheet. Brush half of the maple syrup over the bacon strips. Return to the oven and bake until glazed, about 2 1/2 minutes. Remove from the oven and flip the bacon over. Brush the other sides with the remaining syrup and grind the pepper on top to taste. Bake again until glazed, about 2 minutes longer. Transfer the bacon to a chopping board and let cool slightly. Cut each strip of bacon crosswise into sixths to make 24 equal pieces and let cool. (The bacon can be kept at room temperature for 2 hours.)
Caramelized Onions
Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until very tender and golden brown, about 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. (The onions can be prepared 4 hours before serving. Reheat over low heat.)
To Serve
Spoon warm onions into tart shells.Top each with 2 or 3 blackberry pieces, and stand the bacon between the berries. Sprinkle with the sage and serve.

Prep Time
15 Mins

Cook Time
40 Mins

Serves
6 ppl

Ingredients
350g Single Cream
100g Sugar
1 Tsp vanilla extract
1/2 Tsp almond extract
Day old Brioche loaf
200g Driscoll's® Sweet Blackberries
6 Tablespoons flaked almonds
Softened unsalted butter, for custard dishes
6 large eggs
Grated zest of 1/2 orange
Whipped cream or vanilla ice cream for serving (optional)
Blackberry & Almond Bread Pudding
Indulgent is hardly the word for this wonderful dessert; but fresh blackberries work wonders with cutting its richness. Flavourful egg bread is soaked in a custard spiked with almond extract and orange zest. Delicious on its own, it's even better with a dollop of whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
Directions
Preheat the oven to 160F. Lightly butter six 10-ounce custard dishes or ramekins.
Heat Single cream in a saucepan over medium heat until simmering.
Whisk together eggs, sugar, vanilla, almond extract and orange zest in a large bowl. Gradually whisk in the warm cream. Add cubed bread and let stand, stirring occasionally, until some of the custard has been absorbed, about 10 minutes. Divide blackberries evenly among custard dishes, about 5 berries per dish. Spoon equal amounts bread mixture into the dishes. Sprinkle each with 1 tablespoon almounds.
Bake until puddings are evenly puffed and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Let stand 10 mintues, top each with whipped cream, if using, and sprinkle with remaining sugar. Serve warm.

Prep Time
45 mins hands on (plus overnight resting and 2-4 proving)

Cook Time
10 -15 mins

Serves
2-4

For the Biga
75g spelt flour
75g plain white flour
1/2 tsp fast action yeast
1/2 tsp sugar
For the final dough
150g spelt flour
125g wholemeal flour
1 tsp fast action yeast
2 tbsp olive oil
For the topping
50g Driscoll’s® Sweet Blackberries
1 garlic clove, crushed
75g crème fraiche
50g soft gorgonzola, plus extra for crumbling over
1/2 red onion, sliced
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
a handful of walnuts
100g kale or chicory - I like to use the frilly green and purple, stems removed
2 sprigs of thyme, leaves picked
Spelt base pizza with blackberries, gorgonzola, kale and walnuts
Directions
Make the biga the night before. In a bowl, combine the two flours, yeast and sugar. Slowly add 150ml lukewarm water, stirring to create a thick batter-like dough. Cover with a plastic carrier bag or dry tea towel and leave in a warm place overnight
For the second stage, add the flours, yeast and olive oil along with 1 tsp salt to the biga, then gradually mix in enough water to make a soft wet dough that still holds its shape (we used around 200ml-220ml water). Cover and leave to rise for 2-4 hours or until tripled in size, being careful that it doesn’t over prove and collapse on itself
Once the dough has risen, knock it back in the bowl then tip out onto a heavily floured surface. Knead in the flour until the dough stops sticking to your hands, it should be very soft and springy but not so wet that it sticks to the surface. Divide into 2 balls (freeze one to use later) use the other to make either 2 small or one large pizza rolled out with a floured rolling pin to approx. 1 cm thick. Heat the oven to 210C/190C fan/gas mark 6 1/2. Transfer the base to an oiled baking sheet. Prove this for a further five minutes while you get the topping ready
Beat the crème fraiche, garlic and gorgonzola together to make the base. Spread it across the pizza dough. Toss the kale and red onion in a bowl with olive oil, salt and pepper. Add this to the top of the pizza base along with the blackberries, extra gorgonzola and walnuts, drizzle with olive oil and season with thyme. Bake for 10-15 mins, until the base is puffed and golden.

Prep Time
10 mins (plus 1 hour infusing)

Cook Time
30 mins

Serves
4

Ingredients
250ml whole milk
4 bay leaves
400g Driscoll’s® Sweet Blackberries
3 tbsp crème de mur
2 tsp caster sugar
100g caster sugar
100g white flour
2 tbsp demerara sugar
pinch of salt
2 eggs, beaten
50g butter, melted
Blackberry and bay clafoutis
Directions
Place the blackberries in a bowl with the crème de mur and two tsps of caster sugar. Macerate while you infuse the milk. Place the milk, half the caster sugar and bay in a pan over a medium heat and bring to the boil, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Boil for about two minutes, stirring, and then turn the heat off and leave to infuse for at least an hour. Remove the bay leaves
Preheat the oven to 180C and grease a baking dish just wide enough to hold the blackberries in one layer. Scatter over the demerara sugar and rotate to distribute the sugar evenly across the dish
Sift the flour into a bowl with the salt and sugar. Add in the eggs, beating until smooth, then mix in the melted butter. Gradually add the milk, whisking until you have no lumps, straining through a sieve if you’re not happy there are no lumps. Put the blackberries in the dish and gently pour over the batter. Bake for 30 minutes, until golden and just set but still wobbly. Leave to settle for 10-15 minutes then serve, warm.

Prep Time
15 mins (plus 2-4 hours curing time)

Cook Time
5 mins

Serves
2

You need to use really fresh fish for this, so make sure it’s not fishy at all and very clean and bright
For the cure
150g Driscoll’s® Sweet Blackberries
Zest of one lemon
4 juniper berries, lightly crushed
25ml gin
2 tbsp sea salt
1 tbsp caster sugar
2 sparklingly fresh loin fillets of cod, hake or 120g each
Knob of butter
Sprig of thyme
Garlic clove, lightly crushed
For the remoulade
80ml white wine vinegar
100g Driscoll’s Sweet Blackberries
Pinch of salt
Bay leaf
1 candy striped beetroot, peeled and sliced very thinly (preferably with a mandolin)
1 granny smith or cox apple, peeled, cored and julienned
1/2 bulb of fennel, sliced very finely (preferably with a mandolin)
1/2 red onion, very finely sliced
2 tbsp soft herbs such as dill and chervil, leaves picked and roughly chopped
1 tbsp capers
2 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tbsp Dijon
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 tbsp toasted pumpkin seeds
Blackberry cured cod with fennel, candy beet and blackberry remoulade
First cure your fish. Combine all the ingredients for the cure in the bowl of a food processor and blitz until you have a purple paste. Place the fish into a large bowl or baking tin and cover all over with the cure. Cover with cling film and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, preferably 4. While that’s curing, you’re going to lightly pickle the blackberries. Bring the vinegar to the boil with the salt and bay in a non-reactive pan. Add the blackberries and set aside
When the fish has cured, rinse it gently under a softly running tap and dry with kitchen roll. Leave on the kitchen roll to dry while you make the remoulade
To do this, combine the sliced ingredients in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Mix the mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, olive oil together along with 1 tbsp of the blackberry vinegar (from pickling the blackberries), and use it to dress the remoulade. Add the capers, pumpkin seeds and soft herbs and combine until everything is lightly and evenly coated. Drain and add the blackberries, reserving the blackberry-infused vinegar for other occasions (lovely dressing for salad mixed with olive oil)
Heat a large, heavy-bottomed non-stick frying pan or cast iron skillet over a medium-to-high heat with 1 tbsp. of olive oil and knob of butter, garlic and thyme. Place the fish in the pan and cook, without moving it (you want it to create a self-sealing crust) for three or so minutes, baste with the melted butter. When it comes away from the pan naturally, flip it over and finish for a couple more minutes, continuing to baste it. Once just cooked through, divide the fish between plates with the remoulade. I like to season the fish with a little more of the vinegar (as you would lemon juice).
Garnish with more fresh herbs.

Prep Time
10 mins (plus 1 hour infusing)

Cook Time
30 mins

Serves
4

Ingredients
Pancakes
100g/4oz plain flour
1 egg
1 egg yolk
200ml/7fl oz semi skimmed milk
2 teaspoons sunflower oil plus extra for frying
Strawberry sauce
400g/14oz strawberries, hulled, quartered
1 lime, finely grated rind only
To serve
500g/1lb 2oz lemon, vanilla or honey flavoured Greek style yogurt
225g/8oz raspberries
200g/7oz blueberries or blackberries
Little sifted icing sugar
Very Berry Pancakes
Directions
- Sift the flour into a bowl, add the egg and egg yolk then gradually whisk in the milk until smooth. Whisk in 2 teaspoons oil and set aside for 10 minutes.
- Add the strawberries to a liquidiser or food processor and blend until smooth. Press through a sieve to remove the seeds, if liked then mix with the lime rind.
- Whisk the pancake batter once more then pour into a jug. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in the base of an 18cm/7inch non-stick frying pan, pour out the excess oil and keep in a small bowl. Pour 2-3 tablespoons of the batter into the hot pan and tilt the pan so that the batter thinly covers the base. Cook for a minute or two until the underside is golden, loosen with a knife then flip over and cook the second side until golden.
- Slide the pancake out of the pan on to a plate and keep hot. Re-oil the pan as before and continue cooking pancakes until all the batter is used up.
- Spoon a little of the yogurt over each pancake, sprinkle with some of the berries then fold in half and arrange two pancakes on each serving plate. Sprinkle with any remaining berries, dust with a little sifted icing sugar and serve with a drizzle of strawberry sauce.
Cook’s tip
To make chocolate pancakes, add 15g/1/2oz sifted cocoa to the bowl with the flour and up the milk to 225ml/8fl oz. Make and cook as above.

Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time
10 mins

Makes
4

Ingredients:
600g Driscoll’s Victoria Sweet Blackberries, some halved (leave a few whole for topping)
3 tsp caster sugar
2 tsp rose water (use more or less depending on taste)
4 scoops good quality vanilla ice cream
200ml double cream, lightly whipped
100g pecan nuts
Blackberry & Rose Knickerbocker Glory
A wonderfully retro dessert, simple to make and loved by all
Directions:
Add a handful of blackberries to a pan, along with half the sugar and the rose water, simmer gently until the blackberries break down and the juice thickens slightly. Remove from heat, crush with a fork and leave to cool completely.
Toss the pecan nuts with the remaining sugar and add to a frying pan, cook for few mins until the nuts begin to coat with toffee. Remove and leave to cool. Chop some of the nuts for topping and leave some whole. Put to one side to cool.
Now layer in tall glasses. Divide the blackberries between the glasses, top with a scoop of ice cream and then drizzle in the syrup from the crushed blackberries. Top with whipped cream and decorate with whole and chopped pecan nuts and blackberries to serve. Dig in straight away!

Prep Time 25 mins

Cook Time
35 mins

Makes
4

Ingredients:
175g butter, softened
175g golden caster sugar
Finely grated zest of 1 large orange
2 free range eggs, lightly beaten
125g self-raising flour, sieved
50g polenta or fine semolina
175g natural Greek yoghurt
200g Driscoll’s Victoria Sweet Blackberries, roughly chopped plus few extra for topping
Icing sugar, sieved for dusting
You will need 4 x mini loaf tins (350ml capacity) lightly greased and lined with greaseproof paper or a medium sized loaf tin
Mini Orange & Blackberry Loaf Cakes
These light sponge cakes, made with polenta and yogurt and filled with juicy blackberries, are the ultimate summertime treat – perfect for afternoon tea or a picnic!
Method:
Preheat the oven to 180C/160 fan/Gas 4. Add the butter, sugar and orange zest to the bow of a food mixer and using the beaters, beat until creamy.
Add the eggs a little at a time, along with a little of the flour to stop it from curdling and then stir in the remaining flour, polenta and yoghurt, followed by the blackberries.
Spoon the mixture into the tins and press a few remaining blackberries into the top of the cake mixture. Place the tins into the oven and bake for about 35 mins or until golden and risen. If browning too quickly, loosely cover with foil. Leave to cool for at least 10 mins then loosen with a knife and turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with icing sugar to serve.

Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time
30 mins

Makes
4

Ingredients:
4 chicken breasts
1 head of garlic, top sliced off
1 tbsp olive oil
200g kale leaves
2 avocados, halved, stoned and chopped and tossed in lemon juice
1 red onion, finely sliced (soaked in cold water)
400g Driscoll’s Victoria Sweet Blackberries, halved
About 20g Pecorino, shaved
For the dressing
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
Juice of ½ lemon and ½ cut into wedges for serving
Pinch sugar
Roast Chicken, Kale, Avocado & Blackberry Salad
The juicy sweet blackberries perfectly complement the succulent roast chicken –a simple yet delicious lunch or supper dish.
Method:
Preheat the oven to 200C/180C/Gas 6. Sit the chicken breasts and garlic in a roasting tin, drizzle over the olive oil and season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Put in the oven and roast for about 30 mins until golden and cooked through. Remove chicken and garlic from oven and leave to cool and then slice chicken on the diagonal. Put to one side.
To make the dressing, mix all the ingredients together, season well with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, taste and adjust seasoning if needed. Set aside. Add the kale to a large pan of boiling, salted water and cook for about 10 mins or until tender, drain well and when cool enough to handle, squeeze out the excess liquid. Squeeze the garlic out from the cloves and toss this with the kale.
To assemble salad, transfer the kale to a serving platter, top with the chicken, avocado, red onion and scatter over the blackberries. Drizzle with a little of the dressing, then top with the Pecorino and a little freshly grated black pepper and serve with lemon wedges on the side.
- tsp cold water
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4. Brush inside a 23cm (9 inch) diameter or 1.5 litre (3 pint) fluted ring mould with a little oil. Add the blackberries and blueberries to a small bowl with 2 tablespoons of the flour and gently stir together until the berries are coated. Add baking powder to the remaining flour.
- Cream the butter and sugar together in a large bowl with a wooden spoon or electric mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually mix in alternate spoonfuls of beaten egg and remaining flour, beating well after each addition and continuing until both have all been added.
- Stir in the ground almonds and almond essence if using, then fold in the flour coated berries.
- Spoon the mixture into the cake tin and level the top. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until well risen, the top is golden and a skewer comes out cleanly when inserted into the cake.
- Leave to cool for 30 minutes then loosen the edges of the mould, turn out on to a wire rack and remove the mould. Leave to cool completely.
- Sift the icing sugar into a bowl, gradually mix in just enough water to mix to a smooth icing that will slowly fall from a spoon. Transfer the cake to a serving plate, drizzle the icing over in zig zag lines, decorate with a few extra berries and sprinkle with the flaked almonds. Leave to stand for 15 minutes or so for the icing to set, then cut into thick slices and serve.
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