Banana Coffee

Ingredients

1 ripe banana, chopped
200 ml soya milk (preferably sweetened)
instant coffee

Instructions

1. Dissolve instant coffee granules in the warm soya milk - use the portion of coffee to your own taste, some prefer is stronger, others - weaker. I used 2 heaped teaspoons.

2. Place the coffee-milk mixture and a banana in a blender and whizz until smooth.

For a mocha effect, add a tablespoon of Nutella. Yummy!

Banana Cranberry Milkshake

Ingredients

1 banana
1 cup soya milk
50 g dried cranberries
mixed seeds, to serve (e.g.pumpkin, sesame, linseed)

Instructions

Place the banana, cranberries and milk in a blender and whizz until smooth. Serve with seeds sprinkled on top.

Orange Carrot & Avocado Mix

Ingredients

2 oranges, juiced
2 carrots, peeled and chopped
1 avocado, peeled, stoned and chopped
1/4 cup water


Instructions

Place all the ingredients in a blender and whizz until smooth.

Creamy Orange & Pear

Ricotta is a soft Italian cheese, light and creamy, slightly grainy and mild in flavour. Perfect for desserts, but can also be used in savoury dishes. I chucked it into my smoothie to add some texture and substance. The result? I'm loving it!

Ingredients

2 pears, peeled and chopped

2 oranges, peeled and juiced

125g ricotta

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tbsp honey

Instructions

Place all the ingredients in a food processor and whizz until smooth. 

Delicious!

Pineapple Kick

Ingredients

1/2 pineapple, peeled, cored and chopped
1/2 banana, chopped
1cm chunk of fresh ginger, finely chopped
3 cardamom pods, seeds only
Few spoons of water 

Instructions


Place all the ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth.

Blueberry Banana Smoothie

I love blueberries. I could probably eat them in any amount. And they are high in nutrients. Blueberries are a good source of vitamin K, they contain vitamin C, fibre, manganese and other antioxidants. So... let's have blueberry banana smoothie for breakfast!

Ingredients

150g blueberries
1/2 banana, peeled and chopped
3tbsp natural yoghurt
Few spoons of water

Instructions

Place all the ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth. Enjoy!

Super Green Smoothie

Ingredients

1/2 pineapple, peeled, cored, cut into chunks
10cm chunk cucumber, peeled
1 orange, peeled, divided into segments
Few handfuls of spinach
* honey (optional)

Place all ingredients in a blender, add some water to make it easier to mix (the amount depends on how thick you want your smoothie) and process until smooth. Pour into a glass and enjoy!

Orange and Basil Juice

Ingredients


3 oranges, halved 
handful of basil leaves, chopped


Juice the oranges (you can use simple lemon juicer, electric juicer or food processor). Add basil leaves and mix (I did that using electric blender). Pour into a glass and enjoy!

Chilli Mango and Lime Smoothie

Ingredients

• 1 ripe mango, peeled, stoned and cut into chunks

• 2 limes

• 1 small red chilli, seeded and chopped

• Few fresh mint leaves

Instructions

Place mango chunks in a blender. Squeeze the juice from the limes and add to the blender. Add the chilli. Blend  until smooth. Pour into a glass and top with a few small mint leaves.

Mango Clementine Smoothie

Ingredients

1 mango, peeled, stoned and cut into chunks
1 Clementine
Few spoons of natural yoghurt
A drop of vanilla essence

Instructions

Place mango chunks in a blender. Squeeze the juice from the Clementine and add to the blender. Add yoghurt and vanilla. Blend  until smooth.

Kiwi & Sharon Fruit Smoothie

I admit, this is not the prettiest smoothie I have seen or made. But it tastes really good and it's something different to the conventional strawberry-banana thing. Try variations with grated ginger or squeeze of lemon juice or a dash of orange juice. Or you can just go let your imagination go wild and add whatever you fancy!

 

Ingredients

• 1 large Sharon fruit (Persimmon)
• 2 ripe kiwi

Instructions

Simply cut the fruit into chunks and blend until smooth, adding some water - the amount depends on how thick/liquid you like your smoothies.I like them really thick so I only add a little bit of water.

Beetroot Mango Smoothie

Quite an unusual combination, I know. But try it! If not for anything else, at least for the colour - so pretty! And it's so good for you: beets have lots of vitamins and fibre, but less sugar than fruits that usually go in smoothies. One of my favourites!

Ingredients

1 large beetroot, cooked (I use those vacuum packed from a supermarket)
1/2 large mango
Few spoons of natural yoghurt

Instructions

Just blend all the ingredients until smooth. Enjoy!