Again comes the waffle parade, this time aided and abetted by blackberries on sale at the grocery store just a few blocks away from where I live. Warm berry waffley goodness with a sauce made from warmed berries? Get into my mouth now plz. 

Blackberry Cobbler Waffles
Makes 6-8 waffles

Ingredients

• 2 c flour
• 2 t baking powder
• 1/3 c brown sugar
• pinch sea salt
• 1 t cinnamon
• 2 eggs
• 1 t vanilla extract
• 1 1/3 c milk
• half a stick of butter (4 T, .25 c), melted
• 2 pints fresh blackberries

Preheat your waffle iron, and spray it with nonstick spray (trust me on this, these are very sticky, especially with the berry juices). In a bowl, whisk together your dry ingredients, and then stir in your wet ingredients, mixing until combined and smooth. Then fold in about 1 c of blackberries into the batter.

Make your waffles according to your waffle maker’s instructions. While the waffles cook, take your remaining blackberries, and heat them in a small pot over low heat, gently smashing them with a fork to release the juices as they cook.

Once your waffles are ready, top with berries an a bit of warm berry juice, and enjoy the mouthgasm. 

This recipe, just on general principle, is pretty fantastic. Roasted berries, brie, and a balsamic maple vinaigrette – can’t really go wrong there. However? Do this right when you’ve got strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries at the farmer’s market concurrently, and I’m pretty sure this will blow it all out of the water. (Also be sure that your berries are cooled when you mix the brie in, the triple cream I used ended up melting into the berries and juices. Not that I’m complaining.)

A brief side note: I find both quinoa and kale to be overused and overpriced, so unless they really add something to a meal, I usually tend to omit them. This is one of those cases in which I did. If you’d like this recipe with the original kale and quinoa, click the linked recipe below!

Roasted Berry and Brie Salad

Ingredients

• assorted berries, in whatever quantity you’d like (used a combination of strawberries (hulled and halved), blackberries, and blueberries at a 2:.5:1 ratio)
• olive oil
• sugar (used brown sugar to 
• sea salt
• fresh cracked pepper
• 4 oz brie (I used a triple cream, Delice de Bourgogne)
• 2 T olive oil
• 2 T balsamic vinegar
• 1 T maple syrup
• 1 T whole grain mustard

Preheat your oven to 400, and line a baking tray or glass pan with foil. Take your berries, toss them with olive oil and sugar to coat, and sprinkle with sea salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste. Put them in the pan, and roast for about ten minutes, until slightly softened. LET THEM COOL. Seriously, do this, or the brie will melt into the juices (which isn’t a bad thing, per se, but if you want the cheese to remain whole, let the berries cool.)

Once your berries are cooled enough, put them into your serving or storing container, and cut your 4 oz of brie into small chunks, and put it into the berries, tossing lightly to combine. 

To make your vinaigrette, combine the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, maple syrup, and a bit of fresh cracked sea salt and pepper, and whisk together to combine. Pour the vinaigrette over the salad, toss lightly again to coat, and then enjoy your ridiculously awesome summer dish!

Notes for future: keep brie separate until the last possible moment prior to serving, make in smaller quantities.