The name "Smoothie" came from English ""smooth"" - that means homogeneous, smooth, equal. Such qualities characterize this tasty drink.
Smoothie represents mix from the fruit and/or berries which are shaken up in the mixer to a uniform state. In some recipes juice, milk or ice are added to fruit.
1. Apple smoothie with a kiwi
Ingredients:
- 2 kiwis;
- 1 sweet-sour apple;
- 1 stalk of a celery;
- 2 branches of a fresh basil;
- 100 ml of a green tea;
- honey to taste.
Preparation:
To clean a kiwi, apple and a celery. Cut on small pieces. Crush a basil. Turn all components into homogeneous mass by means of the blender. Dilute with the cooled tea to necessary consistence.
2. Fruit smoothie with mint
Ingredients:
- 2 kiwis;
- 1 banana;
- 1/4 pineapples;
- juice of 4 oranges;
- 5 leaves of mint.
Preparation:
Clean and cut with circles a kiwi and pineapples. In the blender or the food processor to shake up all ingredients, including bananas and the washed-out mint leaves, before formation of a uniform mix.
3. Bilberry and banana smoothie
Ingredients:
- 2 bananas;
- 100 g of bilberry;
- 50-80 ml of coffee cream;
- 1 h honey spoon;
- ice cubes.
Preparation:
Peel bananas, shake up in puree. About 150 ml have to turn out. Bilberry wash out, allow to flow down to water. Mix bilberry and banana puree, add cream, honey and to shake up the blender. Give in glasses with ice.
4. Smoothie from blackcurrant
Ingredients:
- 200 g of the frozen blackcurrant;
- 500 ml of yogurt;
- 2 tablespoons of honey;
- 2 branches of mint.
Preparation:
Place all components in a blender bowl, shake up at a high speed to uniform consistence.
5. Tropical smoothie
Ingredients:
- 2 peach or nectarine;
- 2 circles of fresh pineapple;
- 3 tablespoons of the frozen papaya pieces;
- juice of 2 oranges;
- ice cubes.
Preparation:
Make an incision, scald, clean peaches. Cut pulp, pineapples to clean and cut, put fruit in the blender. Pour in juice of oranges and shake up to uniform consistence. Give in glasses with ice.