At that time, we only had one blender, and it roared and whined so loud and obnoxiously, it would make me go a little berserk. Many times I made the grave mistake of scraping down the sides of the blender with a spoon or spatula, while the motor was running. Needless to say, there were casualties. Explosions. Smoothie running down my face and arms and all over the walls, with the spoon shooting up to the ceiling.
On more than one occasion, I had a meltdown and would find myself in the walk-in refrigerator (the only private place we had), screaming and crying. Eventually, I figured out, I could ask one of our employees to make them instead of me. So Kara became our smoothie maker. And in time, Kara ended up in the walk-in refrigerator too.
Eventually, we took them off the menu, and morale improved immediately. For a long time afterwards though, I had PTSD. Post Traumatic Smoothie disorder. I still have nightmares about making them, and to this day have a hard time with blender sounds.
Ten valuable lessons- for a good smoothie:
1. Never stick a spoon or spatula in a running blender.
2. Pour the liquid in the blender first. Then add the fruit. This will help to get things moving. Never, no matter what, add sticky or thick things like peanut butter in the blender first.
3. Start the blender on the lowest speed and gradually increase speed to highest and shut it down the same way gradually slowing it down.
5. If you can’t eat fresh fruit fast enough, freeze it for smoothies. (Peel it, cut it into small chunks, put in a zip lock) Anything goes: grapes, apples, kiwi, bananas, berries, oranges, mangoes, anything really. Avocados can even be frozen.
6. In winter, try adding something hearty or rich like bananas, nut butters, tahini, oatmeal or avocado, for a little extra heartiness.
7. A smoothie is not a milk shake. Try to keep it healthy. Otherwise, just have milkshake. (This means, leave out dairy and sugar. ) Use soy, almond, rice or coconut milk, fruit or veggie juice, aloe or just water. Use maple syrup, brown rice syrup, honey, agave, or fruit itself, as sweetener.
8. Play around with adding fresh herbs and spices and seeds.
9. Chilly frosty smoothies are yummy. Room temperature smoothies are not as tasty. If not using any frozen fruit, throw in a few ice cubes. It makes it so much more palatable.
10. If your smoothie is bland…try adding a little citrus juice, or zest to brighten up the flavor.
If you wanted you could peel, cut into cubes and freeze the kiwi ahead. Or just add a few ice cubes if you would rather have it fresh. Fresh lime juice is an immediate mood booster and brightens the flavor.
One of my secret weapons, to help stave off winter doldrums, here in the dark, cold, overcast for days in a row Northwest is …..citrus. Grapefruit, blood oranges, mandarins, Meyer lemons, limes. No, unfortunately they are not local, but they are in season….somewhere. And somehow they bring with them the warmth and sun from where they were grown. Pressing your own fresh juice releases their essential oils into the air, giving you an immediate mood boost. And the juice it self, is liquid sunshine.
Avocado Smoothie with Kiwi and Lime
Kiwi Avocado Smoothie with Lime and Honey Makes one 10 oz glass.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 5 mins
- Yield: 1
- Category: Smoothie
- Method: Blended
- Cuisine: Vegan
Ingredients
- 1/2 perfectly ripe, large avocado
- 2 kiwis- peeled
- ⅛ cup lime juice + 1 T
- ⅛ cup – ¼ cup Almond milk, soy milk, coconut milk, aloe juice, fruit juice- just enough to get the blender going.
- 1–2 tablespoons honey or agave to taste
- 2–3 ice cubes
Instructions
- Place the liquid in the blender first, then fruit and ice. Cover. Start on low speed, increasing to high speed. Blend it up until creamy and very smooth. Scrape down sides if necessary.
- And remember, don’t ever stick a spoon or spatula in blender while it’s running. Just sayin’ 😉
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 10 ounce glass
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Dit ga ik maken , lijkt me heerlijk!
Heb geen honing in huis moet het maar zonder
Lieve groet,
Trudy
Thanks Trudy!
good morning i was wondering if you had any other smoothie recipes to share? i am in the process of detoxing and need inspiration. my plan is to do a 3 day detox to cleanse and get my body and mind in a healthy place. I eat fish/seafood 2x a week, no dairy or other animal products. Thank you for your time.
Elsa
Elsa there are several smoothies on the blog- just type smoothie in the search bar and good luck with your detox!
Thank you, it was so good! I used the ice cubes this time, but would it still work leaving them out completely, since it’s winter?
Please post more smoothie recipes. I’d love a not-boring one with blueberries from you 🙂
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Yes, I just find it’s better when cold. 🙂
Super tasty! Thank you x
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This looks so delicious! I keep finding myself coming back to this blog for healthy treats and ideas and still i am impressed with the unique recipes you share! That Kiwi mix looks so good! I think i might just have to try it out. Thanks for the goodie yet again!
What could be better than healthy food that looks so appetizing! Cool post, thanks
It was pretty good. I’ll try it. Thank you for your sharing and presentation
Interesting recipes. Healthy food can be delicious. Thanks for the useful tips.
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I have a wonderful avocado cheesecake recipe!! ?
In this smoothie is a vitamin C bomb. The kiwi and lime combo is perfect. I gathered the best paleo desserts on my blog here – http://fitbodybuzz.com/paleo-desserts/ and I listed this smoothie recipe as well. Thanks for the great recipe and presentation.
Thanks James!
This looks delicious. Surprisingly, I have all the ingredients on hand. Re her suggestion to not put spoons in the blender, I have a wooden spoon I call “the object lesson”. I used it instead of pusher in the food processor.
I am not really fond of including ice cubes into the smoothies, I like to freeze my fruits 🙂 Which liquid do you recommend if we do not have vegetable milk? Which juice suits this smoothie better? thanks!
Yes, absolutely freeze the kiwi! I really think most fruit juices would taste good here…apple, orange, pineapple…play around with it!
Lovely and delicious 😊
Wow, that is a crazy color. I need to eat something like this for breakfast more often, too. I’ll try it!
Throw in a few leaves of kale, spinach, celery, or whatever green leaves you happen to have on hand, & you are on your way to nutrition at the cellular level. You do not even taste the green veggies once blended. I add a scoop of powdered Whey for protein & call it breakfast.And don’t forget that you can use edible flowers from your garden too! Hibiscus, pansy, nastursium,lavender,are all edible but feel free to Google edible flowers to feel comfortable doing this. The leaves of broccoli usually get thrown away sadly..but are also edible & blended in, have no aftertaste. Celery leaves usually get cut off & thrown away but can be blended into a green smoothie. The point of all this is that cooking destroys the natural enzymes that raw fruits & veggies have so by blendarizing greens into a smoothie, you get nutrition in it’s natural form. All those B vitamins necessary for energy & cellular repair. It is strange how all you taste is the fruits you add, never the green veggies. I am hooked & feel terrible on any day I go without my green smoothie. Experiment & find what tickles your fancy.
This was amazing! Reminded me of key lime pie.
Yum ~ fits right into my new diet <3 ~ used no honey, thanks!
Yum – Fits right into my new diet. Thanks!
Hi there. The current Food on Friday on Carole’s Chatter is collecting links to posts about shakes and smoothies. I do hope you link this lovely one in. This is the link . Please do pop back to check out some of the other links – there are a lot of good ones already. Have a great week.
This smoothie was pretty good, except that I think I added too much honey.
Tried this. It was pretty good except I think I put a little too much honey in it. Next time I will put less or maybe omit it completely.
Just got a bag of kiwis from my CSA — I had NO idea what to do with them, but this sounds like a great idea!
i just made this and it’s super yummy! The perfect balance of sweet from the honey, rich creaminess from the avocado and tartness from the kiwi! mmmmmmmmm!
Yay! And I bet your new Vitamix made it extra smooth and creamy! I really need a new blender.
Oh wow this looks delicious. I’m lucky enough to live on an avocado orchard, however finding MANY things to do with avocado is hard and shockingly it’s easy to get sick of them. Thanks for the recipe!
Wow. I’m jealous!
This sounds so satisfying! One of my favorite snacks is avocado with a sprinkle of salt, squirt of lemon, and drizzle of honey. This is like the creamier, smoothier version of my favorite snack! Such a great idea.