Island Fruit Smoothie
1 small banana, peeled and cut into chunks
2 tablespoons coconut milk
2 tablespoons lime juice
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup pineapple juice
1/2 teaspoon ginger, grated
3 ice cubes
In a blender, blend all ingredients until smooth.
Orange Banana Smoothie
1 1/2 cups freshly squeezed orange juice (4 oranges)
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
1 cup strawberries, tops removed, and cut in 1/2
1 to 1-1/2 ripe bananas
Combine the orange juice, lime juice, strawberries, and banana in a blender and process until smooth. Refrigerate until cold.
Mangoade
2 cups ripe mango coarsely chopped
1/4 cup sugar, or to taste
2 cups orange juice
1/4 cup lime or lemon juice
2 cups cold water
1 teaspoon grated orange rind
Combine all ingredients except orange rind in a blender and blend on high speed for about 30 seconds. Strain and pour into a pitcher. Sprinkle with orange rind and serve in 8-ounce tumblers or goblets with 2 or 3 ice cubes in each.
Tropical-blend Smoothie
The best smoothies are made with very ripe fruit. Mango, pineapple and banana team up with light coconut milk in this one.
1 very ripe banana, sliced
1 cup diced pitted peeled fresh mango (from about 1 small)
1 cup diced peeled fresh pineapple
1 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
1/2 cup canned light unsweetened coconut milk
1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
Arrange banana, mango and pineapple in single layer on baking sheet. Cover and freeze until fruit is frozen solid, about 2 hours.
Combine pineapple juice, coconut milk and lime juice in blender. Add frozen fruit. Blend until mixture is thick and smooth. Pour into glasses and serve immediately.
