fruit and veg smoothies
Jun. 11th, 2019 11:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kareinaWhile my friends scattered here and there over the planet are complaining about too hot weather, I continue to be grateful that the heat hasn't really made it this far north yet this summer. Sure, it did make it into the mid- to upper- 20's C for nationaldag, which was a bit warm in the sun while wearing wool folk dance costume, but it was fine in the shade, even in wool.
However, I am aware that it could get hot, and, since I like frozen treats, I have prepared:
Fruit and Veg Smoothies
~125 g sunflower sprouts
2 bags baby spinach (65 g each)
2 cucumbers
3 avocados
0.5 to 1.5 cups each frozen fruits & berries (for a total of 5 to 6 cups):
mango
red currants
black currants
strawberries
blueberries
raspberries
plus
3 fresh peaches
Use a food processor (or blender) to process the above in batches. I started by chopping the sprouts, then added one bag of spinach at a time till it was finely chopped, then added a bit of cucumber at a time, and finally the avocado. This pretty much filled the food processor, so I transferred that bright green slurry to a large bowl. Then I processed one type of frozen fruit/berries at a time till fine, added it to the bowl and then processed the next, stirring in each addition after adding it to the bowl. Finally I put chopped the peaches into the food processer, added some of the mixed fruit and veg (which, but that point was rather slushy and purple/red in colour. When the peaches were well mixed in with that portion of the mix, I transferred it to a fresh bowl, and gave a second pass through the food processor of the rest of the mix (it took a total of three batches to blend it all a second time), and then stirred it well together. Then I put it into silicon muffin cups (it filled 36 of them, with 1/4 cup of fruit and veg each) and put them into the freezer.
I know from experience that I can take one to work in my lunch box, by putting it into a little plastic cup with a lid. By 9 or 10 it will have thawed exactly enough to still be able to pick it up with my fingers to eat, but I will be able to easily take bites out of it. Straight from the freezer it is a bit too solid to bite, but that doesn't stop me from happily licking it/nibbling at the edges while it thaws.
However, I am aware that it could get hot, and, since I like frozen treats, I have prepared:
Fruit and Veg Smoothies
~125 g sunflower sprouts
2 bags baby spinach (65 g each)
2 cucumbers
3 avocados
0.5 to 1.5 cups each frozen fruits & berries (for a total of 5 to 6 cups):
mango
red currants
black currants
strawberries
blueberries
raspberries
plus
3 fresh peaches
Use a food processor (or blender) to process the above in batches. I started by chopping the sprouts, then added one bag of spinach at a time till it was finely chopped, then added a bit of cucumber at a time, and finally the avocado. This pretty much filled the food processor, so I transferred that bright green slurry to a large bowl. Then I processed one type of frozen fruit/berries at a time till fine, added it to the bowl and then processed the next, stirring in each addition after adding it to the bowl. Finally I put chopped the peaches into the food processer, added some of the mixed fruit and veg (which, but that point was rather slushy and purple/red in colour. When the peaches were well mixed in with that portion of the mix, I transferred it to a fresh bowl, and gave a second pass through the food processor of the rest of the mix (it took a total of three batches to blend it all a second time), and then stirred it well together. Then I put it into silicon muffin cups (it filled 36 of them, with 1/4 cup of fruit and veg each) and put them into the freezer.
I know from experience that I can take one to work in my lunch box, by putting it into a little plastic cup with a lid. By 9 or 10 it will have thawed exactly enough to still be able to pick it up with my fingers to eat, but I will be able to easily take bites out of it. Straight from the freezer it is a bit too solid to bite, but that doesn't stop me from happily licking it/nibbling at the edges while it thaws.