I once said I would never use a recipe for a smoothie. Honestly, until this week, I was still convinced of it. I tend to be a free-form smoothie girl. Whatever fruit I have frozen or fresh, frozen spinach (for some of that “green” element that’s so in now), a bit of yogurt or juice and voila – a Jess-style smoothie. We drink them all the time, and every one is a bit different.
There hasn’t been much going on in my kitchen this week. I’ve been flying solo around the house all week, which means that very little changes in my routine, except that I do a bit less coking. (Okay, it does mean one change. Confession: when Frank is gone I entertain myself with utterly addictive reality shows I never knew existed. Oh reality TV…how I miss you.)
This week, hanging out at home while Frank is in Bangladesh, the only new recipe I was in the mood for had just five ingredients. And though I’m not giving up my free-form smoothing-making any time soon, this Mango-Coconut Water smoothie recipe is one I will absolutely use again. It is sweet and creamy, and the lime gives it bright tartness. I’ve been loving this smoothie all week long.
The lovely thing about this smoothie recipe is that it makes use of the ever-growing pile of fresh mangos on my counter. I can’t resist them this time of year – perfectly gold and fragrant. It’s mango season in Thailand, and they are here in all their glory.
Smoothies aren’t the only way I’ve been using mangos this week. Dinner tonight was Potato Curry with Mango and Basil. It might be my favorite curry of all time. And that’s saying something – I do live in Thailand, after all.
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- 2 cups ripe mango chunks (from 1-2 fresh mangos, or use frozen)
- 2 to 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2 cups unsweetened coconut water
- a few leaf mint
- pinch cayenne pepper
- Combine all ingredients in a blender; blend until smooth.
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OMG I can’t believe it! For the first time I have all the ingredients to cook one of your recipes… I’ve just bought 2 kilos of mangoes for 30 THB and 1 young coconut for 15 THB. I guess it is a good deal… (Well… I also need to buy a blender,but this is not important). I need to read some of your posts again, to check some interesting place in this wonderful city. Greetings, Marina
This looks delish! I wonder if it would work with coconut milk too or if that would be way too rich? Have a great weekend and thanks again for another great recipe.
I bet coconut milk would be too rich, but you could use coconut oil and water and I bet the flavor would be nearly the same – just a couple teaspoons of coconut oil would probably do the trick!
Delicious! I can’t wait for us to get some ripe mangos at the store!
I will have to try this one! I don’t use smoothie recipes either, but it’s always nice to get some new ideas. I hadn’t thought of coconut water! My current favorite smoothie is frozen pineapple (thank you trader joe’s) + banana + almond milk + vanilla protein powder (or not, depending if my morning is needing that extra fuel!)
This looks great! As it happens, my next scheduled post is a smoothie, and a green one at that, which I’ve been using a recipe for for years. I freestyle all my other smoothies, but this one I’m committed to. I’m excited to try this one out, and I LOVE that you’ve got a pinch of cayenne in there. I may try it with frozen mango as the fresh mangoes we get in Sweden are sad things.
Oh, and when my husband is away I catch up on back episodes of Grey’s Anatomy. As many as I can in one sitting.
I loved the cayenne idea as well – you can’t “taste” it, but there is a hint of heat in your throat when you drink this. Looking forward to your green smoothie…
I’ve made this recipe twice now. Just for fun I tried the cayenne pepper and found it surprisingly tasty! (it reminded me of adding fresh ginger chunks to a smoothie)
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The cayenne is a really surprising addition, but I agree with you Paula – somehow it just works. There’s just a hint of a kick there that I love. Ginger in a smoothie is fantastic – I just had it for the first time this month and was immediately sold!
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