The Bilberries (Vaccinium myrtillus) this year are far smaller than last but still worth gathering. And Bilberries make the most amazing coloured and flavoured smoothie as this recipe shows.
I harvested my Bilberry in the quiet of a pine wood, wind blowing through the trees, birdcall ringing out, and the sun beaming through the tree tops to warm me as I crouch down by a bush laden with fruit. Not another human around. It’s moments like this that make foraging so special.
Ingredients
- 4 handfuls of Bilberries
- ½ banana
- ½ melon
Suggested Instructions
Blend ingredients together and serve in glasses.
Serves 2
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I’ll give this a go.
Have you tried green smoothies?
as per Victoria Boutenko in
her book Green for Life.
Thoroughly recommended reading.
Changed my life.
She is also on youtube.
love
Andi
Any tips on where to find bilberries in East Devon or Devon in general (I’m in Honiton). Do I need to roam the moors or am I closer than I think?!
Thanks!
Sally
Sally: You will find Bilberry on heaths, moors, peat bogs, pine, birch and oak woods on acid soils.