Berry Watermelon Mint Smoothie Recipe
We bought a nice big watermelon so we’d have plenty to share with friends, but when the friends had to cancel, I was left with a giant watermelon that needed eating (sniff, here’s where I try to look sad).
What to do with a really ripe watermelon and a garden filled with fresh mint? Well, we did make a nice round of watermelon mojitos. But in the spirit of not putting booze in EVERY beverage, I also used some of it in my morning smoothies.
I found the easiest way to do this was to scoop all the flesh out of the watermelon and put it in the vitamix. Then put the slushy juice into a large mason jar in the fridge so it was easier to store and easier to use in smaller quantities whenever I wanted a smoothie.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup watermelon puree or 1 cup watermelon chunks
- 1/4 cup greek yogurt, or coconut yogurt or your favourite yogurt alternative
- 1/2 cup frozen mixed berries (I used strawberries, blackberries and raspberries)
- 6 mint leaves
- optional — if your berries aren’t frozen you might want to throw in a few ice cubes to get that super chilly, slushy effect
- optional — if you don’t have enough liquid, chilled herbal tea is a great way to add liquid without diluting the flavour. My go-to flavours for this blend are either peppermint tea or lemon.
Equipment
- vitamix or other food processor
The Process
STEP 1: Well, there’s really only one actual step to this. Throw everything in the blender and blend it all up until it’s smooth and creamy.
STEP 2: Fairly self evident, but this is where you enjoy the heck out of your beverage!
xo Crystal
Originally published at wellthyliving.ca on August 2, 2015.
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