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Vanilla & Watermelon Smoothie

Vanilla & Watermelon Smoothie Recipe

Written by Published on Updated on July 15, 2019 in Fruit Desserts

Good morning/afternoon/evening to all, 

I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend.  Vanilla, Watermelon Smoothie, I love the colors of this drink. it reminds me of Summer time. Swimming, beaches, friends, family, and light lunches, light dinners, and delicious fresh fruit.  

The Farmers Markets in Athens are quite big, and filled with fresh vegetables, fruit, nuts and a whole lot more.  Shopping at the market was always a fun time for me, so when I came across one the other day, I had to do a bit of shopping and that meant shopping for fruit. 🙂  I picked up a Watermelon, Peaches, and some delicious Apricots. When I got back from shopping, I just had to try out this recipe with some fresh Peaches that I bought, but I was also curious to see what the Watermelon would taste like. I added Vanilla powder into the smoothie, and I fell in love with the amazing taste. 🙂  Hands down the Watermelon Smoothie was the winner. 

We have been having high temps or shall I say heatwave/heatwaves these past few days.  Being outdoors is not much of an option,  staying indoors with the air con to keep me and Charlie cool is. 🙂

If you do try out this recipe, I would love to hear feedback.  🙂

 

Happy Monday to all!! 🙂

 

INGREDIENTS:

4 cups Watermelon (pitted and cut into pieces and place into Freezer for 2 hours)

2 tablespoons Honey

1 1/2 tablespoons Lemon Juice

2 teaspoons Vanilla Liquid Extract/Powder

1 cup 2% Fat Greek Yogurt

 

PREPARATION:

Cut Watermelon into smaller pieces and place in the fridge for about 2 hours.

Place frozen Watermelon, Vanilla Extract, Honey and blend.

Add tablespoon of lemon juice, and give it a good spin. 

Add the low fat Greek Yogurt and blend.  Pour into a large glass and enjoy this delicious fruity smoothie

KALI MAS OREXI!!! 🙂

 

Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

13 Comments

  1. Invisibly Me
    July 15, 2019 at 3:44 pm  ·  Reply
    Mmmm I can see why you fell in love with the taste, this sounds delicious! I think the vanilla might add a nicely subtle sweetness to balance it out. Yum! xx
  2. Megala
    July 15, 2019 at 4:23 pm  ·  Reply
    Love this beautiful pink smoothie!
  3. kasiawrites
    July 16, 2019 at 3:41 pm  ·  Reply
    I'm totally going to have to try this
  4. Jyo
    July 16, 2019 at 4:36 pm  ·  Reply
    So refreshing to palate 👌
  5. dtills
    July 18, 2019 at 10:13 pm  ·  Reply
    This looks perfect for a hot day!🌟

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