We love smoked salmon and typically keep it pretty simple. Which we did the same prep with this one as well, but I decided I wanted to try out something new. All of the gorgeous fresh jalapenos growing in the garden and it’s also blueberry season right now – inspiration created.

I’ll give a quick simple version of what we do with the salmon first.. I wash and pat dry with paper towels. Then I add my seasonings such as: drizzle of honey, lemon powder, salt, pepper, paprika maybe some oregano. Pretty easy and simple and I let it sit in the fridge for a few hours soaking in the seasonings before we smoke. The blueberry glaze is just as simple!

I diced about one large jalapeno and about 1/4 of a sweet onion (also looking absolutely fantastic at the store right now). Sauteed in a pan with a little olive oil until they were starting to soften. I added about 1.5 cups of blueberries, 1/4 cup of honey and a couple tablespoons of balsamic. Turn the heat to low, cover and simmer until the blueberries are almost all popped open. You will need to keep an eye on this and stir occasionally or they will boil over!

I let it cool slightly and then used my immersion blender to smooth it out. If you don’t have an immersion blender you should get one! But seriously, you can throw the mixture into a blender instead. I let this cool all day and added to our salmon halfway through smoking. It turned out great – we all added more as a sauce as well!