Fruit Smoothie Mix-ups

 

Strawberry Soother (Four Ingredient Cookbook)

I like a good smoothie as much as the next person – especially when they involve summer fruits.  This one called for ripe strawberries and nectarine, which I love.  Except I made it in February.  Because I am a genius.

1.  Hull the strawberries.  Using a sharp knife, cut the peach or nectarine into fourths and pull out the pit.  Cut the flesh into coarse slices.

Alternatively, don’t hull the strawberries because the frozen food company did it for you.  And pour the mango chunks out of the other frozen food bag because you can’t get peaches in Northern Ontario in February. 

2.  Using a juice extractor, juice the fruit.  Alternatively, place the fruit in a food processor or blender and process until smooth.

Now, I have more counterspace than most apartment dwellers, but eff that juice extractor shit.  I like to justify my cheapness and my stinginess about counter space by saying that I’ll eat the fibre and you won’t, nyeah.

Anyway, this was pretty tasty, and…refreshing…on a cold February night.