Smoothie Haven - 5 Refreshing Recipes
Prep time: 10 | Cook time: 10 | Makes: 2 per recipe
FOR THE GREEN SMOOTHIE
- 1 banana
- 200 g baby spinach
- 250 ml fresh apple juice
- 1 lime
FOR THE PURPLE SMOOTHIE
- 2 pears
- 150 g frozen blueberries
- 100 ml fresh apple juice
FOR THE ORANGE SMOOTHIE
- 2 cm piece of ginger
- 1 carrot
- 200g frozen mango
- 200 ml fresh orange juice
- 1 lime
FOR THE WHITE SMOOTHIE
- 1 banana
- 3 tablespoons ground almonds
- 250 ml milk
- runny honey , to taste
FOR THE RED SMOOTHIE
- 1 banana
- 2 ripe mangos
- 400 g tin of light coconut milk
- 1 lime , zest and juice of
- 1 pinch of cardamom seeds , pods and husks removed, seeds pounded
- 1 handful of ice cubes
GARNISH
- lime zest
- freshly ground black pepper
Start your day with a fresh and invigorating smoothie. Using fresh or frozen fruit and vegetables. Here are five our favourite smoothies.
Method
1. FOR THE GREEN SMOOTHIE
- Peel the banana and cut into nice big slices on a chopping board – ideally you want to use frozen bananas, so try to remember to do this the day before.
- Put the banana and spinach in a blender and pour in the apple juice.
- Cut the lime in half and squeeze all the lime juice into the blender.
- Secure the lid and blitz until smooth, then serve.
2. FOR THE PURPLE SMOOTHIE
- Remove the stalks from the pears, then use a knife to cut into quarters, removing and discarding the cores.
- Put the pears and blueberries in a blender, then pour in the apple juice.
- Secure the lid and blitz until smooth, then serve.
3. FOR THE ORANGE SMOOTHIE
- Use a teaspoon to scrape all the skin off the ginger, then finely grate onto a board using a microplane.
- Peel the carrot, then trim and roughly chop it.
- Put the ginger, carrot and frozen mango in a blender, then pour in the orange juice.
- Cut the lime in half and squeeze all the lime juice into the blender.
- Secure the lid and blitz until smooth, then serve.
4. FOR THE WHITE SMOOTHIE
- Peel the banana and cut into nice big slices on a chopping board – ideally you want to use frozen bananas, so try and remember to do this the day before.
- Put the banana, ground almonds, milk and honey in a blender.
- Secure the lid and blitz until smooth, then serve.
5. FOR THE RED SMOOTHIE
- Peel the banana and roughly chop it.
- Skin the mangos, remove the stones and roughly chop the flesh.
- Put the fruit in a food processor or liquidizer and blend together with the rest of the ingredients. Make sure you blend the mixture well, then pour the fruit smoothie into a tall, chilled glass.
- Sprinkle over a bit of lime zest and some freshly ground black pepper. Drink straight away
Notes: You can make all these smoothies with fresh fruit, but it’s a great idea to bag up fruit combos and freeze them ahead of when you need them, which also means you don’t need to add ice.
These recipes first appeared on jamieoliver.com.
