This month I am excited to be TDF’s Tasty Tuesday contributor, sharing recipes from my new book on all things smoothie! This little book was created because I’m a bit of a smoothie and juice nerd. I love being healthy and getting nutrient dense food in, but often I’m running around trying to do a zillion and one things, and don’t have loads of time. These creations are simple, quick and tasty.
Smoothies are a brilliant meal on-the-go. I sometimes even have them for dinner if I’m exhausted – any excuse to get them in! If I feel like a treat, I’ll make the cacao based ones and pop them in the freezer for around 20 minutes so they kind of go like a chocolate mousse…!
The first recipe I’m sharing today is one of my favourites because it’s so simple – we’re talking like four ingredients in total! The combo just works. You can play around with the ingredients too – macadamia nuts work really well in the place of cashews, for instance. When I worked at a health store, each morning we used to make a big batch of this and just sip on it throughout the day! It’s brilliant for glowing skin with all the blueberries in there, and if I ever want it to really fill me up, I just add a scoop of unflavoured protein powder and it hits the spot.
Ingredients (Serves 2)
For the smoothies
150g (1 cup) blueberries (fresh or frozen)
1 handful of cashew nuts, soaked for 2 hours or overnight, then rinsed
Pinch of ground cinnamon
600ml coconut water
For the topping (optional)
1 handful of fresh blueberries
Shaved fresh or dried coconut
Method
Pop all the ingredients in the blender and whiz everything together until you have a silky smooth consistency.
Pour into glasses and top with extra fresh blueberries to finish. Enjoy!
‘Coconuts for You’ coconut and blueberry smoothie. Recipe by Lola Berry. Andrei Davidoff ADC small plate from Mr Kitly, glasses from Cibi. Recipe by Lola Berry. Styling – Lucy Feagins, styling assistant – Nat Turnbull. Photo – Annette O’Brien.
Coconuts for You smoothie ingredients. Recipe by Lola Berry. Styling – Lucy Feagins, styling assistant – Nat Turnbull. Photo – Annette O’Brien.
