Rise and Shine Smoothie
The bright flavors of citrus, mango and ginger shine in this sunny orange smoothie. If you’re short on time, don’t worry about peeling the fresh ginger: just rinse it well and run it crosswise through a fine grater.
Ingredients
- 1 ripe mango
- 3/4 to 1 cup fresh orange juice
- 1/2 cup vanilla nonfat yogurt
- 1/2 tsp. grated fresh ginger
- 1 Tbs. honey
- 1 Tbs. fresh lime juice
Directions
Hold the mango upright on a cutting board. Using a sharp chef’s knife, make downward cuts along each flat side of the pit to it separate from the flesh. Alternatively, use a mango pitter. Remove the skin with a vegetable peeler and cut the flesh into chunks.
In a blender, whirl the mango, 3/4 cup of the orange juice, the yogurt, ginger, honey and lime juice until smooth. Add up to 1/4 cup more orange juice as needed to reach the desired consistency.
Pour the smoothie into 2 glasses and serve immediately, or transfer to insulated beverage containers and take to go. Serves 2.
Adapted from Williams-Sonoma Healthy in a Hurry, by Karen Ansel, MS, RD and Charity Ferreira (Weldon Owen, 2011).