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    Home » Recipes » Beverage Recipes

    Avocado Smoothie

    Modified: Nov 30, 2019 · Published: Jul 19, 2011 by Ashley

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    This recipe from the newest issue of Bon Appétit sounded really interesting to me, and I had an avocado that I needed to use, so I thought it would be perfect. Turns out my avocado was past its prime, and I wasn't able to drink this. I'll definitely try it out again though, because it seems like a unique and refreshing beverage.

    Avocado smoothie in a glass.

    Avocado Smoothie
    Bon Appétit August 2011
    Carly Groben, Proof, Des Moines

    Serves 2

    1 ripe avocado, halved and pitted
    1 ¼ cups whole milk
    1 ½ tablespoons fresh lime juice
    1 tablespoon sugar
    1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped
    Basil, thinly sliced

    To ripen avocados more quickly, place them in a sealed paper bag with an apple or a banana for 24 hours.

    Scoop the flesh from the avocado into a blender. Add milk, lime juice, sugar, and chopped basil; purée. Add 1 cup ice; purée until smooth.

    Divide between 2 chilled glasses and garnish with thinly sliced basil.

    One serving contains:
    Calories (kcal) 212.6
    Calories from Fat (kcal) 120.6
    Fat (g) 13.4
    Saturated Fat (g) 4.1
    Cholesterol (mg) 15.2
    Carbohydrates (g) 19.5
    Dietary Fiber (g) 3.9
    Total Sugars (g) 14.2
    Net Carbs (g) 15.6
    Protein (g) 6.0
    Sodium (mg) 69.9

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    1. Dinner at Six Thirty

      July 20, 2011 at 9:34 am

      I've been in love with this since my husband introduced me to Avocado Smoothie. But I think it was more like an Avocado Smoothie, but I remember how creamy it was because of the avocado. He didn't add basil leaves, but that sounds pretty interesting too. 🙂

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    2. Anonymous

      July 22, 2011 at 1:09 pm

      Did you make this smoothie again? I'd like to know how it turns out. It reminds me of an avocado cilantro ice pop they made on the today show. Here is a link to the video, it's pretty funny: http://bites.today.com/_news/2011/07/12/7069189-bittmans-sweet-savory-and-boozy-homemade-ice-pops

      Reply
    3. Ashley

      July 23, 2011 at 12:26 pm

      I haven't tried this one again yet. Those ice pops sound awesome! The boozy ones sound great, too, but I'll have to wait till December to have any of those 🙂

      Reply
    4. Linda

      July 30, 2011 at 8:03 pm

      This sounds really interesting.

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