Mango Coconut Lime Smoothie

This is for those bleary eyed mornings when you just want to dump a bunch of things in a blender and go.... but it has to be delicious of course!  Make sure you chop a banana and freeze it the night before to yield a super creamy smoothie.

mango coconut lime smoothie

time: 5 minutes or less

makes one large or two small smoothies

you will need:

*1 fresh mango

*1/2 can of lite coconut milk

*1 frozen banana

*1/2 block soft silken tofu

*1 lime

*1 to 2 tbs flax seed oil (if you want extra credit; optional)

*handful of ice

If you don't know much about how to choose and cut mangos check this out.

Although fresh mangos are now widely available in local supermarkets, about 1 cup of frozen mango can be substituted if fresh mango isn't found and just use a little extra coconut milk.

Lite coconut milk can be found in the Asian section of your supermarket.  You can freeze the unused milk in an ice cube tray for your next smoothie or recipe.  (I got this idea from my friend's lovely blog on healthy cooking, check it here)

I know what you're thinking... you don't like tofu.  Just go with me on this one.  The silken variety is completely different from regular tofu.  Get the soft silken kind and it is creamy, smooth and blends right into a smoothie undetected.  This will give you a shot of whole protein to fill you up.  While I don't promote consuming highly processed soy products (soy cheese, soy meats, soy milk) a bit of whole soy foods in the form of organic tofu, tempeh, or edamame is good for you on occasion.  

Chop the mango and add it to the blender along with the banana, coconut milk, tofu, and juice from half your lime.  Blend.  Taste and if you want a bit more lime taste, add the juice from the second lime half.  If you really love lime (DZ! ;o)) and it's still not limey enough, zest a bit of the rind into the blender.  Add a handful of ice and the flax seed oil if using and blend one more time to reach desired consistency.  Enjoy!

This didn't last long enough for me to take a picture of the finished product in our glasses.  Once my little dude and I saw this pretty color blending away we were so excited that we downed our shares in a single gulp.  

oxx Dion