Fruit refresher

Ingredients
Serves 1-2
1/2 peach
1 small apple
1/2 kiwi
1/4 cup green grapes
1 1/4 cups cubed honeydew melon flesh


Method
1) Halve and pit the peach.
2) Put the peach, apple and kiwi into a food processor or blender and process, then add the grapes and melon.
3) Stir the juice, pour into glasses and serve.

Banana, peach & strawberry smoothie

Ingredients
Serves 2
1 1/4 cup whole milk
2 tbsp plain yogurt
1 tbsp maple syrup
1/2 peeled and sliced banana
1/2 pitted, peeled and chopped peach
3 hulled strawberries

Method
1) Place all the ingredients in a food processor or blender and process until combined and frothy.
2) Pour into glasses and serve immediately.

Almond and banana smoothie

Ingredients
Serves 3-4
scant 1 cup whole blanched almonds
2 1/2 cups dairy free milk
2 ripe bananas, halved
1 tsp natural vanilla extract
ground cinnamon, for sprinkling

Method
1) Put the almonds into food processor or blender and process until very finely chopped.
2) Add the milk, bananas and vanilla extract and blend until smooth and creamy.
3) Pour into glasses and sprinkle with cinnamon.

Fruit Kefir

Ingredients
Serves 4
1 banana
1 cup strawberries, halved
1 cup peach yogurt
2 tbsp honey
1 cup apple juice, chilled

Method
1) Peel the banana and slice it directly into a food processor or blender.
2) Add the strawberries, yogurt and honey and process until smooth.
3) With the motor running, pout in the apple juice through the hole in the lid.
4) Pour into chilled glasses and serve.

Bright Eyes

Ingredients
Serves 1-2
Generous 1/3 cup boiling water
1 green tea bag or 1 tsp green tea
1 carrot
1 apple
small handful leaf parsley, plus extra sprigs to garnish

Method
1) Pour the boiling water onto the green tea and let stand for 4 minutes.
2) Strain and cool slightly
3) Place the carrot, apple and parsley into food processor or bleder and process. Stir the juice into the tea.
4) Pour into glasses and serve warm or cold, garnished with parsley sprigs.

Melon & Pineapple Crush

Ingredients
Serves 2
scant 1/2 cup pineapple juice
4 tbsp orange juice
3/4 cup cubed galia melon
1 cup frozen pineapple chunks
4 ice cubes
slices of galia melon, to decorate

Method
1) Pour the pineapple juice and orange juice into food processor or blender and process gently until combined.
2) Add the melon, pineapple chunks and ice cubes and process until a slushy consistency has been reached.
3) Pour the mixture into glasses and decorate with slices of melon. Serve at once.

Raspberry & Strawberry Smoothie

Ingredients
Serves 2-4
1/3 cup raspberries
1/2 cup strawberries, halved
1 cup plain yogurt
1 cup milk
1 tsp almost extract
2-3 tbsp honey, to taste

Method
1) Press the raspberries through a nylon stranier into a bowl using the back of the spoon. Discard the seeds in the strainer.
2) Put the raspberry puree, strawberries, yogurt, milk and almost extract into food processor or blender and process until smooth and combined.
3) Pour the smoothies into glasses, stir in honey to taste and serve.