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| The combination of mint, ginger, strawberry and peach makes for a festive summer mocktail-smoothie. |
Christmas is part of the deal that comes with summer in Australia, so here's a summer drink recipe that features the festive colours of red and green. Call it a smoothie, call it a mocktail, call it whatever you want. Zingy with ginger and fresh with mint, sweet with peaches and exuberant with strawberries, this is a pretty beverage that will cool you down and invigorate your spirits.
Plus, you can easily convert this into a fancy cocktail by simply adding a complementary spirit or liqueur. Something like gin would be nice, but there are so many possibilities - for example, vodka, rum, Campari or Pimm's No.1, just to name a few. Or top it up with champagne to produce an effervescent delight. Feel free to be creative with it!
mint-ginger strawberry-peach smoothie-mocktail
(serves 1)
2 soft, ripe peaches, peeled and pitted
1 cup frozen strawberries
1 tablespoon roughly chopped ginger
10 mint leaves
1 teaspoon honey (substitute with agave nectar / maple syrup to make it vegan-friendly)
Throw the peaches, strawberries, ginger and mint into the blender. Dissolve honey in 2/3 cup of water, and pour that in. Blend all the ingredients together until smooth, and you're done!
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| A pretty summer smoothie - lusciously red, with twinkling flecks of green. |
I am drooling over this mint-ginger strawberry-peach smoothie-Mocktail. I would love to try it at home. Strawberry is my favorite and I always use it in my Green energy drinks. It adds extra flavor to my drink and gives a good texture too!
ReplyDeleteLove this mocktail. Very good mix of ingredients. Thanks for sharing.
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