Let's try to guess such a riddle: not a drink or food, but nutritious and healthy, it is an excellent dessert and, at the same time, is suitable for a diet. Smoothie cocktail is the right answer. This is really a completely new type of food, which in some fantastic way combines seemingly completely incompatible qualities. In addition to great taste, amazing appearance and a record number of vitamins, microelements and other useful components contained in it, smoothies are also extremely easy to prepare. That is why, cocktails of this type firmly settled in the menu of the most chic restaurants, and democratic cafes, and in the kitchen possessions of original and talented hosts.
Typically, smoothie recipes include several types of fruits or berries, ice, a variety of juices or dairy products. But the main component of such a cocktail is, of course, your imagination, which will help to invent more and more new options for this wonderful universal cold dessert. Also, a good blender may be needed to prepare it, but it is not a prerequisite.
For example, a banana smoothie is easy to prepare without the participation of high technology. The role of the blender will be perfectly performed by the usual fork, which you can easily banana banana. To the resulting mass, you should add a glass of non-fat cream, vanilla and sugar to taste, crushed ice, as well as a little child's instant porridge or instant oatmeal. Decorate the finished cocktail with grated chocolate. Smoothie recipes like these can and should be complemented by their own interesting ideas. Successfully shade the sweet banana will help more tart and sour tastes of berries and fruits such as currants, blueberries, cranberries, grapefruit. Instead of cream, feel free to add ice cream, milk or your favorite yogurt. And the appearance of the cocktail completely depends on your aesthetic preferences: it can be an elegant sprig of fresh mint or a riot of colors of various fruits or berries.
Smoothies are a great way to freshen up on a hot summer day, while getting the right amount of calories and vitamins. So, mixing in a blender a quarter cup of blueberries, raspberries, one apple, a few grapes, ice and a few leaves of fragrant mint, you will get an incomparable enjoyment of taste, sunny mood and a boost of vivacity.
The following smoothie recipes are great for anyone who looks after their figure. For the first cocktail you will need the pulp of half a watermelon peeled from seeds , the juice of two oranges and a little grated ginger. After cooling these ingredients, grind them in a blender and add to the resulting mass of crushed ice. Such a dessert is served in a tall glass with a wide straw.
There are unsweetened types of chilled cocktails, more like soup puree. An example of such original culinary delights can be smoothie recipes, in which, in addition to berries and fruits, there are vegetables. For example, chopped and mixed in a blender strawberries, tomatoes, several sheets of Beijing cabbage, natural yogurt and a little honey, you will get a completely new quality of taste that can strike the imagination of even the most demanding gourmet.
The next sparkling fruit cocktail will be the best decoration for the party. You will need pomegranate, several tangerines, half a glass of raspberries, as much cranberry juice and white champagne or sparkling wine. Pomegranate and tangerine must be cleaned of bitter white veins, then all the ingredients are placed in a blender, and after intensive mixing, the resulting mixture is filtered through a large sieve and cooled for eight hours. In this amazing mix, the alcohol component can be replaced with lemonade or just fruit juice.
So, fantasize, create and enjoy this pleasant process and its tasty and healthy results.