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California
June 2012
Walnut Grove Recipes
Blueberry & Raspberry Smoothie
Makes 1 litre
- 210g raspberries
- 160g blueberries
- 2 ripe bananas
- 250ml grape juice
- 300ml apple juice
- 2tsp icing sugar
Method
1. Slice the banana into chunks and add with all the other ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
2. Place a fine sieve over a large bowl and pour the liquid into the sieve. Using a ladle to stir "pass" the liquid through the sieve. Keep on pressing on the pulp & seeds left in the sieve until it is quite dry. There will only be a small amount of seeds to through away. Passing it through a sieve will give you a wonderfully smooth smoothie!
3. Taste and possibly add a little more sugar to suit your palate. Wash the ladle and transfer the smoothie to a jug for pouring into your glasses.
Serving Suggestions
Makes a lovely healthy addition to breakfast, but can be enjoyed at any time of the day. Can be varied with any berries, we use blackberries a lot when they are in season. You can also use frozen berries if fresh are not available - in fact in the summer it is nicer to use frozen berries because you end up with a lovely ice cold smoothie.
Advanced Preparation
Is best made when you want to drink it, but will keep in the fridge for a day or so if in a clean bottle or covered container.
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