Something Pink - A Delicious Guava Strawberry Smoothie Recipe

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To make a pink smoothie you can use strawberries, raspberries, cherries, pink papaya or water melon - fresh or frozen. My fruit of choice today is a nicely ripe pink guava. Guava is very rich in vitamin C, potassium, manganese, copper, and fiber. The pink flesh also contains lycopene.


Guava is a tropical fruit that can have white, pink, yellow or red flesh. When ripe, it is incredibly fragrant and soft, with a creamy texture. It has many small seeds and sometimes a rather though skin that you may want to remove before blending. I order to do so, cut the guavas in half, scoop out the flesh and pass it through a food mill or a coarse sieve using wooden spoon, spatula, or a pestle. Discard the peel and the seeds, and use the fruit pulp for your smoothie. If your fruit is organic, you may, of course, use the whole fruit with the skin on. However, if the skin is very hard or bruised, you may want to remove it with a vegetable peeler or a sharp paring knife, and then simply throw the whole fruit into your blender. Guava seeds do not blend well, but they are very nutritious. They contain precious fatty acids, including linoleic, oleic, palmitic, and stearic acid; iodine, potassium, and fiber.


Ingredients:
  • pulp of 5-6 ripe pink guavas
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen strawberries
  • 1 ripe banana for extra sweetness and creaminess, optional
  • 2 cups raw nut milk of your choice
  • 2-3 ice cubes, optional - skip if you are using frozen berries


Method:
  • Place all the ingredients in a blender and process until smooth.
  • I did not add any sweeteners into this smoothie because ripe fruits are sweet already. You may, however, add a dash of stevia or a spoon of raw honey.
  • Pour the smoothie into tall glasses and enjoy it in good company!
Tip: If you are lucky enough to find pink guavas in stores, you may want to preserve some for a later use. Make a guava pulp and freeze it in small enough portions that can be used later in your smoothies.

In radiant health, passionately raw - Dominique

*Information in this article is for educational purpose only and is not meant to diagnose or cure a disease.