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Melon Pomegranate Almond Smoothie
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- Total Time
- 2 minutes
- Rating
- Notes
- Read community notes
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Ingredients
- ¼cup freshly squeezed pomegranate juice
- ½pound cantaloupe or another sweet yellow-fleshed melon, like Crenshaw or Persian melon
- 12almonds, soaked overnight or blanched and skinned
- 1tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1drop almond oil
- 1slice fresh ginger (optional)
- 1teaspoon honey or agave nectar
Preparation
- Step 1
Place all of the ingredients in a blender and blend at high speed for a full minute. Pour into a glass and enjoy.
- Advance preparation: This is best when drunk right away.
Private Notes
Cooking Notes
Very nice, love the tart-sweet flavor and the melon works beautifully. The only issue is that it doesn’t make much - I think this recipe could easily be increased by half or possibly even doubled for a more satisfying single serving, which is no problem given the huge cantaloupes I’m seeing in the markets now.
Used cantaloupe that was very ripe and sweet, so in the original recipe this came out quite saccharine--too sweet for our liking. Next time we cut the honey and added several handfuls of spinach. Still very sweet, but better.
2-day overripe cantaloupe had lost flavor and sweetness, so I compensated by doctoring the recipe. I added a bunch of mint leaves, but they didn't go well with the ginger--one or the other might have worked. No pom juice, so I substituted 1 T of pom molasses and sweetened the mix with 2 chopped medjool dates. I had to substitute almond extract for the oil. I'd give my results a B; next time I'll get a better melon and all the right ingredients.
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