A selection of fruit and vegetables, a juicer or a blender and a dash of inspiration are all you need to whip up a dazzling array of smoothies and juices! Perfect for upping your fruit and veg intake.
Good start to the day
To make 4 small glasses you will need:
2 bananas, chopped
1 large mango, chopped
500 ml skim milk
500 ml orange juice or pink grapefruit juice
Blend the banana, mango, milk and orange or pink rapefruit juice in a blender until smooth. Pour into a jug and chill.
Almond cherry smoothie
To make 2 large glasses you will need:
375 ml almond milk
400 g (14 oz) cherries, pitted
1/4 teaspoon natural vanilla extract
pinch ground cinnamon
4 large ice cubes
Blend the almond milk, cherries, vanilla, cinnamon and ice cubes in a blender until smooth.
Note: If you like a strong almond or marzipan flavour, add a dash of almond extract.
Green shot
To make 6 shot glasses you will need:
30 g flat-leaf (Italian) parsley
1 medium cucumber
1/2 teaspoon caster (superfine) sugar
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
Juice the parsley and cucumber through a juice extractor, saving a little cucumber for garnishing. Stir through the sugar until the it has fully dissolved. Chill well, then stir through the lemon juice and garnish with cucumber sticks. Serve immediately.
Taken from Juices and Smoothies - More than 80 fresh ideas
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Louise Hudson, Sportsister
The Women’s Sports Magazine
