I could never eat avacado before.... Until I made this tiday.

[Papa2X]

My new favorite smoothie!

1 Avacado
1 banana
1 pineapple - no need to core if you have a Vita Mix or similar
1 big handful of spinach
ice

Blend til smooth!

I decided I needed another way to get healthy fat in my system other than just nuts. We had 4 avacados sitting around... and the rest is history! :)

[qwerty988]

WOOO-HOOOO! Congratulations!

Add another banana and you've got my all-time favorite smoothie recipe!!!

I'm so glad you've discovered the BLISS of the added-avocado green smoothie......... I'm new to this heavenly realm myself, and LOVING IT! :throwhearts:

[MysticTree]

My new favorite smoothie!

1 Avacado
1 banana
1 pineapple - no need to core if you have a Vita Mix or similar
1 big handful of spinach
ice

Blend til smooth!

I decided I needed another way to get healthy fat in my system other than just nuts. We had 4 avacados sitting around... and the rest is history! :)

I love avocados but I do think it's a flavour that is sometimes difficult for people to accquire - the perennially unripe ones that were so often the norm when I was a child certainly didn't help but a perfectly ripe one is a dream.

I have not tried them in smoothies. I am not a huge smoothie fan but today I made a melon, pear, banana and blueberry smoothie and it was rather nice ... maybe needed some lemon but otherwise very good.

[qwerty988]

Also amazing: avocado in a creamy blended soup! :eat

[DebB]

Mmmm - avocados! I eat at least one every day :)

I second trying one in a blended soup.

Here's my favorite "blended salad" recipe. It's like a savory green smoothie - delicous!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oaJS_Ac-Ko

I add some cumin to mine. I also dice up 1/2 - 1 sweet pepper and put it in my bowl and pour the soup over it. So good!

[Papa2X]

Deb, that is funny. I have not made that recipe yet, but I found it on youtube and bookmarked it about 3 -4 weeks ago.

[Papa2X]

BTW, even my wife and kids liked it.... I am out of pineapple but I bought a 5 pound bag of frozen mixed fruit, and I will try that tonight. It has some pineapple in it.

[walnutty]

Papa2X,

Have you tried the chocolate (cacao) pudding yet? It's to die...um, LIVE for!

[Papa2X]

No, but I have cacao powder.... I will search for a recipe.