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Fruit Smoothie

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Makes 1 Serving (About 12 Ounces) 1x

Time 10 Minutes

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup chopped fruit like peaches, mangoes, or pears, or whole berries (frozen is fine)
  • 1 small banana, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 1 / 2 cup yogurt or soft silken tofu
  • Ice cubes as needed
  • Fresh lemon or orange juice, or water (optional)

Instructions

  1. Put the fruit in a blender. Add the banana, yogurt, and 3 or 4 ice cubes; you might not need any if your fruit was frozen and the mixture is already slushy.
  2. Purée until smooth. Add a little juice or water if you want a thinner consistency; add another couple ice cubes and blend briefly to crush them for a thicker smoothie. Serve right away.

Recipe variations

Green Smoothie

Replace the fruit with 1 packed cup fresh greens like spinach or kale and instead of the banana, use half an avocado. A pinch of salt is good, too.

 

Fruit and Vegetable Smoothie

You can combine 1 ⁄ 2 cup chopped of each to get a little more sweetness in the mix; just remember that green plus orange or red comes out brown. Some pretty ideas: cucumber-peach or mango, beet-blueberry, banana-carrot. You get the idea.

 

Coconut Smoothie

I love this with the banana and pineapple for the fruit: Instead of the yogurt use coconut milk. (This is one time it’s okay to use the reduced-fat kind.) Add 2 tablespoons shredded coconut (either toasted or raw) at the same time.

 

Not-Too-Sweet Chocolate Smoothie

With raspberries it’s divine, but even pears or apples work well for some background sweetness. Add 2 tablespoons cocoa powder to the blender along with the banana.

 

Recipe from How to Cook Everything: Completely Revised 20th Anniversary Edition