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Simple Matcha Smoothie

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Enjoy this simple matcha smoothie as part of your breakfast routine as a snack to pep you up or as a dessert. It’s exceptionally smooth and nutritious and especially in summer one of my favourite recipes to drink.

One serving of matcha tea is the nutritional equivalent of 10 cups of regularly brewed green tea
When you drink matcha you ingest the entire leaf and receive 100% of the nutrients of the leaf Matcha powdered green tea has 137 times more antioxidants than regularly brewed green tea. One cup of matcha = 10 cups of regularly brewed green tea in terms of nutritional content.

Bring more health and vitality into your day with these unbeatable matcha smoothie recipes. As well as containing high levels of antioxidants and other nutrients, matcha green tea also has a wonderfully earthy, leafy flavour that works fantastically well with sweet drinks and desserts.

Pina Colada

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You can tell I’m ready for summer; summer cocktails, frozen cocktails and pina colada to be specific. No, I’m not an alcoholic but there’s something about holidays or summertime, sitting out on the balcony sipping on a frozen cocktail that appeals to me.

The piña colada is a sweet cocktail made with rum, coconut cream or coconut milk, and pineapple juice, usually served either blended or shaken with ice. It may be garnished with either a pineapple wedge, maraschino cherry, or both. It’s delicious with the rum or equally tasty if you go for the virgin version, sans alcohol.

This classic recipe will transport you to paradise. Getting caught in the rain is not required.

Caipirinha

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We’re on the verge of spring and summer and to be that means cocktails. This Thermomix cocktail, Caipirnha, says summer and chillaxing to me over and over again. Think of all those frozen cocktails you can make so easily with this super kitchen machine.

Caipirinha is Brazil’s national cocktail, made with cachaça (sugarcane hard liquor), sugar and lime. Cachaça, also known as caninha, or any one of a multitude of traditional names, is Brazil’s most common distilled alcoholic beverage.

Have a little taste then tweak the acidity to your liking, adding more sugar if needed. Top the jug up with more crushed ice then tear in the mint leaves and give it a good stir.

Strawberry Daiquiri

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Frozen Strawberry Daiquiri – a classic and popular fruity cocktail that is made with fresh or frozen sweet strawberries, rum, lime juice and some ice so easy to do in the Thermomix.

There’s a reason the Strawberry Daiquiri shows up at every summer barbecue, ladies night, and pool party! It’s cool, citrusy, and strawberry smooth. A refreshingly good, eye-opening vibrant drink!

Thandai

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Indian thandai, literally translated as ‘something that cools’, is a sweet, creamy milk drink flavoured with nuts and mixed with spices such as cardamom, fennel, rose petals, and poppy seeds.

On Holi, the Indian festival of colours, the refreshment is traditionally served with the addition of bhaang (a derivative of marijuana). Here I’ve substituted gin instead, which accentuates the nutty, warmly-spiced, floral flavours in thandai perfectly. Welcome your guests to aroma of this traditional blend. You can make it before, store and serve whenever.

Soya Milk

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There so many people now with allergies or intolerances for dairy, than non-dairy milks are now getting more popular than ever. Store bought milks can have emulsifiers and stabilisers in it and are often sweeter than they need to be. Making your dairy free milks has never been easier. Here’s a Thermomix recipe for soya milk.

Strawberry Lassi

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Lassi is a popular traditional yogurt-based drink from the Indian Subcontinent. Lassi is a blend of yogurt, water, spices and sometimes fruit. My kids love lassi and its the perfect drink to get some dairy protein and fruit into them. This Thermomix recipe is super easy, and tastes delicious.

Old Fashioned Lemonade

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One of my favourite recipes of all time is the Thermomix Old Fashioned Lemonade – limonada. Back in 2009, when I first saw my demonstration with the lovely, Leonie Harvey, we used to make this as the first recipe. And years later, I still love it. It’s so simple with just 3 ingredients, yet the power of the Thermomix is portrayed in this delicious recipe.

Almond milk

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The Thermomix is absolutely fabulous at making almond milk and other dairy-free alternatives such as rice milk, soy milk, coconut milk etc. Here’s my favourite almond milk recipe.